Kaiser Permanente’s vice president of dental services, Kenneth Wright, DMD, has announced his intent to eliminate periodontal hygienists within the Kaiser dental system in Oregon.

The Wrigley Company Foundation, in partnership with the New Zealand Dental Association, is sponsoring an $84,000 community service grant program to provide oral care to

While there is no shortage of enthusiasm for xylitol in some sectors of dentistry, others are still skeptical of its usefulness in preventing caries or

A new iodine mouthwash was shown to be safe and effective at fighting gingivitis and lowering LDL cholesterol, according to clinical trial results to be

A $500 prize will be awarded to Mason Gray, a third-grade student at Linglestown Elementary in Dauphin County, for winning first place in the Pennsylvania

Tom’s of Maine is awarding $10,000 each to 10 dental clinics as part of the company’s Be a Tooth Fairy Hero initiative. The contest encouraged

The Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation has awarded $300,000 to the state health department to create a data system that will provide information about oral

Spanish researchers have confirmed the effectiveness of a spray containing 1% malic acid, which improves xerostomia caused by antidepressant drugs, according to a study in

Oklahoma health officials say more than 60 patients have tested positive for hepatitis and HIV since their investigation began last month into a Tulsa oral

The Pima County Health Department in Arizona is contacting 174 dental patients who were seen at the T Dental Clinic between January and July 2010,

A French vineyard is working to reduce its carbon footprint with a strategy to capture carbon dioxide emitted during grape fermentation and convert it into