The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry has received the largest grant in its history: $24.4 million, from the National Institutes of

For men, especially older men, dieting may help reduce the risk of gum disease more than for women, according to researchers at the University of

The first class of dental health aide therapists (DHATs) to be trained in Alaska has graduated, according to a KTUU TV news story. The four

Scientists at the University of Michigan claim that gene therapy can be used to successfully stop the development of periodontal disease, according to a university

Consider this: Your patient needs an extraction but has received oral bisphosphonate therapy. Invasive procedures can go wrong in such cases because bisphosphonate drugs can

The Oregon Institute of Technology and the Chemeketa Community College have agreed to offer a joint dental hygiene program at Chemeketa’s Salem campus, according to

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 2 – In middle-aged adults, gum disease goes hand in hand with the metabolic syndrome, U.K. researchers report. “Further studies

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has come out in support of claims that chewing gum containing xylitol can help reduce the risk of caries.

Ten years from now in a remote Arizona town, an unemployed single mother arrives in a clean, bright clinic. An hour later she leaves with

The Dental Council of Ireland has established the role of the clinical dental technician (CDT) as a class of dental auxiliary, according to an announcement

The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing a complaint by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company that Cadbury USA does not have adequate evidence to back claims it

Dr. Fresh, a manufacturer and distributor of oral and personal care products, has purchased the Binaca, Tek, and Dentax brands of breath sprays and other