Caryn Loftis-Solie, R.D.H., was inaugurated as the 2010-2011 president of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) last month at the association’s annual meeting in Las

A technician who previously worked at the John Cochran St. Louis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center told the U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs that

Prolitec, which develops and markets air treatment and indoor air quality technologies, has introduced an air-sanitizing device for use in dental and medical offices, assisted-living

The inactivation of certain bacteria found in the oral cavity occurs through a photothermal rather than photochemical process, according to a study in the Journal

The Violight ultraviolet-light toothbrush sanitizer was less effective than Listerine and hydrogen peroxide in reducing bacteria on a toothbrush head, according to a study to

Colgate-Palmolive has teamed up with three National Football League players from the New Orleans Saints to champion good oral health among Gulf Coast children. Super

Ranir, a manufacturer of consumer oral care products, has acquired Synpart, a European supplier of store brand oral care products, from HemCon Medical Technologies. The

Keystone Research and Pharmaceuticals, parent company of Keystone Dental, has signed a marketing and distribution pact with BioNeutral Group for use of BioNeutral’s proprietary hygiene

A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2009 against the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, maker of Eclipse chewing gum and mints.

Fewer than half of middle-aged residents in Beijing clean their teeth even twice a week, and no more than 1% use dental floss, according to

The chief of dental services at the John Cochran St. Louis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has been placed on administrative leave after the hospital

Failure to properly clean dental instruments may have put more than 1,800 patients at a Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic at risk for hepatitis and HIV.