Seven out of eight adolescents in Sweden have unacceptable oral hygiene, increasing the risk of future dental problems, according to a new study from the

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has launched a new Survey/Research Center. “Advancing the dental hygiene profession and building our association require solid data to

Tooth decay in Australian children is reaching epidemic proportions and it is costing parents thousands of dollars, according to a story in The Daily Telegraph.

National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) and The Pankey Institute have formed a partnership to provide volunteer dental services to promising at-risk teens and underserved

Massachusetts state senator Anthony Galluccio will spend 12 months in jail, after a judge rejected the senator’s claim that toothpaste was to blame for his

Blis Technologies is looking to increase its presence in the U.S. oral healthcare market this year through a series of distributor relationships with major retail

Scientists in the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Oral Health Science at the University of Melbourne, Australia, have identified candidate antigens for periodontitis and are

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (a-PDT) is effective in treating chronic periodontitis, according to a meta-analysis in Lasers in Medical Science (December 19). In PDT, a light-sensitive

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 28 – Ankylosing spondylitis increases the risk of periodontal disease, German researchers report in the January issue of Annals of

Nearly one-third of the human genome is involved with the onset and healing process associated with gingivitis, according to a new study in the Journal

Pregnant women and babies are not getting enough dental care, according to the results of a survey commissioned by Delta Dental Plans Association. The association

A research team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has developed a new mouthwash formulation that may provide long-term protection against tooth decay.