New York University

Grant to Improve the Oral Health of People With Dementia

People with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, have significantly poorer oral health than other older...

3-D Printed Implants Help Grow Real Bone

Chemically coated ceramic implants successfully guided the regrowth of missing bone in lab animals...

NIDCR Award to Support Research into Oral Cancer Pain and Growth

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has awarded a five-year, $950,000...

Doctors in Small Practices See Much Less Burnout

Physicians who work in small, independent primary care practices (SIPs) report dramatically lower levels...

School-Based Cavity Prevention Benefits from Combined Techniques

School-based prevention programs can substantially reduce children’s cavities. They also have emerged as an...

Wolff Named Dean of Penn Dental Medicine

Mark Wolff, DDS, PhD, will be the next Morton Amsterdam Dean of Dental Medicine...

Patients With Diabetes Visit the Dentist Less Frequently

Adults with diabetes are less likely to visit the dentist than people with prediabetes...

Saliva Test Rapidly Diagnoses Zika Virus

While it’s no longer dominating the headlines, the Zika virus continues to be a...

Protein Determines Bone Loss Responses to Hormone

Patients with hyperparathyroidism (HPT) have an abnormally high concentration of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in...

Oral Bacteria Linked With Stomach Cancer

Elevated pathogen colonization and a lack of bacterial diversity in the mouth were identified...