tooth decay

BSPD Says Public Policy Must Address Childhood Obesity and Tooth Decay Together

Public policy must do more to confront tooth decay and childhood obesity, according to...

CDC Releases COVID-19 Guidelines for School Sealant Programs

School sealant programs (SSPs) effectively provide preventive oral health services to children who are...

Macrophages and Stem Cells Team Up to Repair Teeth

Researchers at King’s College London Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences have revealed...

How the FDA’s New Recommendations for Dental Amalgam Affect Your Practice

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new safety reccomendations for dental amalgam...

Pediatric Dentistry Outpatient Care Center to Treat a Thousand Kids Each Year

The Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation Pediatric Dentistry Outpatient Care Center (ILCHF PD-OCC) will serve...

The Body’s Own Immune System Damages Teeth and Resins in Restorations

In the mouth, acids and stimulants from bacteria as well as neutrophils from the...

Healthy Adults Don’t Need Twice-Yearly Dental Checkups

Routine six-month checkups don’t improve the oral health of low-risk adults, according to a...

Project Aims to Help School-Based Dental Care Programs Reopen

Two professors at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine will spend the...

BDA Criticizes Lack of Progress in “War on Sugar”

The British Dental Association (BDA) is urging ministers to turn the page on voluntary...

Emergency Room Visits for Dental Problems Cost $2 Billion a Year

Patients who go to the emergency room to treat preventable dental conditions cost taxpayers,...