A dentist from Texas A&M has invented a device that decreases pain for patients getting braces by locating the precise insertion spot for the miniscrews,

The New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) is criticizing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed closings of New York City Department of Health dental

Dental impression materials are used to record oral anatomy for the fabrication of fixed restorations and removable prosthodontics and appliances. The accuracy of these restorations

Orthodontists have been straightening teeth for decades, relying on the ancient physics principle “every action has a reaction,” in which tooth displacement in one part

A University of South Carolina study of children’s dental health has found that nearly one-fourth of the nation’s children have had no dental care in

Brittle bones, kidney stones, thyroid disease — even an asthmatic’s wheeze: fluoride gets blamed for a lot of health problems. Noting such concerns, oral health

When an opportunity seems too good to be true, it probably is. But lots of dentists are forgetting that principle when it comes to the

BEIJING (Reuters), Oct 20 – Three children have died in eastern China from hand, foot, and mouth disease in the country’s second outbreak of the

A new report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that a third of all children covered by Medicaid receive no dental care, and

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 24 – Women who binge drink in the first trimester of pregnancy have an increased risk of having infants with

In testimony September 23 before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, ADA Vice President Jane Grover, D.D.S., urged

The death of 7-year-old Jacqueline Martinez, who died after a dental procedure earlier this year, has been declared an accident by officials who have been