Pneumonia Linked Death Demonstrates the Importance of Maintaining Dental Unit Waterlines The dental community is on alert after an 82 year old woman died in February due to complications related to Legionnaires' disease—a life threatening…

Survey Reports That Just Over 10 Percent of American Adults Regularly Practice Healthy Habits Lack of Time is a Culprit DALLAS, March 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Are you one of the many Americans not practicing healthy habits? A recent…

Dental Hygiene Care Old Dominion University School of Dental Hygiene Receives Health Care Heroes Award from INSIDE BUSINESS, The Hampton Roads Business Journal    An international pioneer, Old Dominion University's dental hygiene school…

ORAL HEALTH AMERICA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Chicago, IL— Oral Health America’s Board of Directors recently elected two new members, each to serve two year terms beginning February 2012.  They are  Dr. Linda C.…

ORAL HEALTH AMERICA IMPACTS THE NATION’S SMILES THROUGH GALA & BENEFIT    February 29, 2012, CHICAGO, IL Oral Health America (OHA), a national non profit organization founded in 1955 and headquartered in Chicago, raised over $500,000 at…

ADHA Applauds Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Access to Oral Health Care Issues   Chicago, February 29, 2012 – The American Dental Hygienists’ Association commends the SenateSubcommitteeon Primary Health and Aging for continuing to…

ADHA Partners with CDEWorld to Deliver Online Continuing Education   Chicago—The American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) has announced that it is providing continuing education courses through an online partner, CDEWorld. This…

DUX Dental Supports Tenth Anniversary of "Give Kids a Smile" Program and National Children's Dental Health Month Pediatric Dental Supplies Enable Dentists to Keep Littlest Patients Smiling OXNARD, Calif., Feb. 29, 2012 (GLOBE…

INFECTION CONTROL ALERT Dear Healthcare Professional, As a public service announcement, we would like to draw your attention to a recent malpractice case involving the violation of compliance for biological monitoring. On December 8, 2011,…

  3M ESPE Named "Most Innovative" for Seventh Consecutive Year    ST. PAUL, Minn. – (Feb. 21, 2012) – 3M ESPE was recently named the most innovative company in the worldwide dental industry for the seventh…