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E-Cigarettes May Be More Harmful to the Microbiota Than Traditional Tobacco

While marketers promote e-cigarettes as a safer alternative to tobacco products, research from Ohio...

California Budget Boosts Denti-Cal Funding

Passed on June 15, the 2017-2018 California budget includes funding for state dental programs....

Henry Schein Donates Supplies to IsraAID Mobile Dental Hospital

Henry Schein is donating more than $26,000 in oral healthcare supplies and products, such...

Previous Bacterial Infection Increases Sjögren’s Syndrome Risk

Researchers have demonstrated a link between newly diagnosed Sjögren’s syndrome and previous infections with...

Flossing Leads to Less Tooth Loss

Last August, the Associated Press reported that the evidence supporting flossing’s effectiveness wasn’t reliable....

Many Private Practices Lack Pathogen Exposure Control Plans

More than a quarter of private dental practices don’t have a written site-specific blood-borne...

Campaign Promotes Oral Health in the Hispanic Community

Colgate-Palmolive and the ADA will collaborate in support of Colgate’s Oral Health Month. Through...

Dental Educators Collaborate Across the Pond

Three educators and clinicians from the Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry in the...

Oral Bacteria May Interfere with Conception

Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium associated with periodontal diseases, also may delay conception in young...

Prefabricated Blood Vessels May Improve Root Canal Treatment

Root canals can save teeth that have become infected or decayed, though these teeth...