Mydent International is donating several of its products to ADA’s Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) program for an event that will take place on February

Like most U.S. states, Missouri provides Medicaid coverage for pediatric orthodontics. But dentists, parents, and program administrators all agree that the qualification system is flawed.

More than 50% of all 6-year-olds in Australia are affected by decay of their deciduous teeth, according to a new report by the Australian Institute

The University of Florida has decided to discontinue the use of chloral hydrate following the 2010 death of a 5-year-old Florida boy who was sedated

The West Virginia Kids Count program has received a $105,500 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to support a Medicaid policy to reimburse primary

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) has named Paul Casamassimo, DDS, as director of its Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center. The center

The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of oral health and promote healthy behaviors in

A 4-year-old California boy died November 11 during a procedure to have his teeth capped and several others extracted, KCRA reported. Jermaine Harrison’s cause of

An increase in Invisalign case volume and new business stemming from its acquisition of Cadent helped Align Technology achieve record revenues in the third quarter

The parents of a 13-year-old Ohio girl who died in January after receiving intravenous sedation for oral surgery will receive nearly $700,000 from the insurance

The 2010 death of a 5-year-old Florida boy who was sedated prior to having dental work done has been ruled an accident. On April 22,

Fixed braces yield superior outcomes compared with other orthodontic methods of treating posterior crossbite, according to a dissertation by Sofia Petrén, a dentist and orthodontic