Delta Dental of SC Now Accepting Grant Applications
2021-02-24
To help meet the dental health needs of children and adults, Delta Dental of South Carolina said it is now accepting applications for the first
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The Importance of Timely Pediatric Care
2021-02-24
Timely care isn’t only a matter of convenience and profit. In working with pediatric dental patients, I see kids who are hurting, and I feel
Electric Rechargeable Toothbrushes Improve Kids’ Oral Health
2021-02-22
Even your smallest patients have a big need for proper oral care instructions. While largely preventable, childhood caries remains a prevalent disease worldwide1. Oral care
Tufts Dental Students Launch Oral Health Program for Lebanese Children
2021-02-17
As Lebanon faces political unrest and violence as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, two students at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine have launched
A Third of Parents Say COVID-19 Has Disrupted Their Child’s Dental Care
2021-02-16
A third of parents say the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to get dental care for their children, though some families may face greater
Professor Developing App to Help Identify Kids Who Need Urgent Dental Care
2021-02-11
Professor Marc Tennant of the University of Western Australia (UWA) School of Human Sciences has received a $50,000 Future Health Research and Innovation Fund Focus
DentaQuest to Provide Medicaid and CHIP Dental Coverage in Louisiana
2021-02-04
The Louisiana Department of Health has awarded a three-year contract to DentaQuest as one of two dental managed care providers for Medicaid-enrolled adults and children
Western Dental Names Le Pediatric Director
2021-02-02
Western Dental & Orthodontics has named Dr. Steven Le its pediatric director. Le will have the primary responsibility of ensuring quality of care and service
Multimedia Curriculum Teaches Kids About Oral Health
2021-01-26
Tooth decay is the most common childhood disease worldwide, according to the FDI World Dental Federation, with 486 million children suffering from tooth decay in
COVID-19 Restrictions Lead to Poorer Oral Health Among Children
2020-12-21
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the provision of dental care to vulnerable children in Australia who already experience higher levels of dental diseases and disadvantage
Mobile Anesthesia Enables Anxious Dental Patients to Get Effective Care
2020-12-21
Like many of my colleagues, I specialized in dental anesthesiology to be able to help those whose oral health would be neglected without pharmacologic assistance.
The Influence of Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation on Dental Caries in Infants
2020-11-11
Abstract Objectives: Early childhood caries (ECC) originates prenatally. This study investigated whether a relation exists between levels of vitamin D in the umbilical cord and caries