Washington state is the leading provider of preventive dental care to children, with more than 54% of Medicaid-eligible preschoolers and younger children getting oral care,
Of healthy urban children surveyed in Toronto, less than 1% had received dental care by the recommended age of 12 months and less than 2%
Austrian researchers have developed a new generation of photoactive materials for dental filling material that hardens faster than traditional dental composites. Researchers at the Vienna
The IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council has redesigned its website at IdentAlloy.org, adding a Patients section. The section is for people undergoing restorative procedures and can help them
Doctors in Virginia successfully removed a 4-lb tumor from the face of a 15-year-old patient on April 27 as part of Operation Smile’s World Care
A lawsuit has been filed by a teeth-whitening entrepreneur and the Institute for Justice (IJ) challenging the Georgia Board of Dentistry’s rule prohibiting nondentists from
The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) has launched a new, informational Web page to provide information about the safety of root canal procedures. The site
Health plans in Virginia for groups of fewer than 50 employees will no longer have to offer pediatric dental benefits if certain conditions are met,
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) is launching a national consumer awareness campaign to educate the public on the importance of prevention and early diagnosis
As dentistry becomes more personalized and the emphasis on prevention grows, so does the need to find out which patients will need more frequent visits
Women with low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy are linked to a higher risk of caries in the teeth of their babies, according to
Washington state has approved a proposal to allow dental insurers to offer standalone plans outside the state’s health exchange for children’s dental care in 2015.
