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ADA Offers Incentives to Buy

Thinking of making a purchase in the exhibit hall this week? The ADA has...

ADA Reaffirms Its Support of Dental Amalgam in Response to Recent Study

The University of Georgia recently reported that amalgam restorations may significantly contribute to prolonged...

Online Pharmacies Add to Growing Antimicrobial Resistance Dangers

Dentistry accounts for approximately 10% of the antibiotics prescribed in the United Kingdom, according...

The Quest for Whiter Teeth Can Lead to Unintended Dental Disasters

Most advertising has the same basic strategy—convince consumers that they have a problem, and...

Dentist Appointed to Sedation Guideline Revision Task Force

James W. Tom, DDS, has been appointed to serve on the American Society of...

Surgeon General Campaign Aims to Reduce Opioid Prescriptions

With opioid overdose deaths quadrupling since 1999, US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD,...

Dentistry’s Defense of Flossing Continues

When the Associated Press questioned flossing’s effectiveness last week, dental organizations like the ADA,...

Sealants Decrease Decay by 80% as Guidelines Get Updated

Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood illness, affecting 21% of kids aged...

Professional Groups Defend Flossing’s Effectiveness

Dentists have been advising their patients to floss for decades. However, the Associated Press...

Coalition Praises Proposed Rule on Dental Tax Credits

The US Treasury Department has proposed a rule clarifying the inclusion of subsidies for...