Forsyth Institute Appoints Shi as CEO

2017-10-10

Wenyuan Shi, PhD, has been named chief executive officer and chief scientific officer of the Forsyth Institute. Shi is the co-author of more than 200

CDC Guidelines Help Practices Safely Reopen After Disasters

2017-09-27

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria left many dental practices damaged and even destroyed. Yet even those practices that survived relatively intact need to conduct a

Households, Not Genetics, Shape Salivary Microbiomes

2017-09-14

Our households largely determine the mix of microorganisms that inhabit our saliva, according to researchers from the United Kingdom. Overall, these researchers found, environmental influences

Discuss Sugar-Sweetened Beverages with Your Patients to Improve Oral Health

2017-09-07

As children return to school this week, parents wonder what they will put in their lunchboxes. Obesity is a big concern, so there’s a lot

Antibiotic Prescriptions Drop by 9%

2017-08-29

The rate at which antibiotic prescriptions were filled declined 9% from 2010 to 2016, according to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), indicating that

Ensure Best Practices for Infection Control in Your Dental Office

2017-08-25

Infection control is an afterthought in the medical community. But in the dental arena, infection control has been in the forefront of discussion and education

Studies to Explore the Microbiome’s Role in Oral and Systemic Health

2017-08-18

The University of Buffalo (UB) is supporting a pair of projects investigating the links between oral and systemic health through funding from its Community of

What to Do When Periodontitis Causes Bad Breath

2017-08-16

Sometimes, patients have bad breath. But you can’t always blame it on their failure to brush or on the pungent lunch they had. Halitosis has

Chewing Gum Detects Inflammatory Bacteria

2017-08-16

While most dental implants go well, 6% to 15% of patients develop an inflammatory response in the subsequent years, according to the Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg

Grant to Investigate Tongue Cancer Biomarkers

2017-08-07

Researchers at New York University College of Dentistry’s Bluestone Center for Clinical Research have been awarded a 2-year grant of nearly $450,000 from the National

Hot or Cold Water—It’s All Good When It Comes to Handwashing

2017-06-30

Scientists at NJ’s Rutgers University-New Brunswick have poured cold water on the theory that washing hands with hot water kills more germs than unheated water.

Anti-Inflammatory Diets Prevent Tooth Loss

2017-06-29

Diet has a significant effect in the development of dental caries. Yet the role that food plays in systemic inflammation and subsequent tooth loss has