Arkansas dental hygiene students will be able to further their education at a new program offered through Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASUMH) in conjunction

Editor’s note: Jimmy Earll (not his real name) is a practicing dentist in Northern California and a stand-up comic who performs all over North America.

A new study presented Friday at the 2009 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, found that more than half the subjects with

A Case Western Reserve University study may have found a new treatment option for people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis: periodontal therapy. People who suffer from

A class-action lawsuit is seeking damages in excess of $5 million from McNeil, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and manufacturer of Listerine, according to

Nathan Friedman, D.D.S., a pioneering periodontist and professor of dentistry at the University of Southern California (USC), has died at the age of 97, according

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 9 – New research shows that oropharyngeal cleansing with chlorhexidine solution is no better than a control solution of potassium

SecureDenture.com is now offering a bleach-free whitening toothpaste, the company announced. “Our market research has indicated that consumers are seeking bleach-free and healthy alternative toothpaste

When John Donne wrote “no man is an island” in the 1600s, I’m sure the term “dental hygienist” never crossed his thoughts. However, the universal

Given the rising rate of caries in children, the dental industry needs to rethink current instructions to parents regarding the use of fluoridated toothpaste for

The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) this week released guidelines calling on doctors and dentists to pay more attention to the relationship between periodontitis and

Is the best new approach to preventing caries actually thousands of years old? That’s the implication of recent company-sponsored studies on toothpastes that borrow from