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Research to Explore the Microbiome’s Influence on Oral Disease

The human body is home to trillions of microorganisms, and scientists are only beginning...

$5,000 Scholarship Contest Underway

Sponsored by the Benevis Foundation, My Kool Smiles Scholarship Fund essay contest will award...

CDC and OSAP Issue Best Practices for Dental Antibiotic Use

Antimicrobial agents have spared millions of patients from illness and death caused by infection....

Collaboration Fights HIV’s Oral Depredation in Kenya

Despite progress in the Western world, HIV continues to ravage Kenya, where the infection...

Bill Continues Dental Coverage for Veterans

Congress has passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016,...

Volunteers Sail Into the Amazonian Jungle to Provide Dental Care

Though it’s home to more than 350,000 people, the city of Iquitos in the...

Scientists Recommend Tripled Vitamin D Intake

Vitamin D helps people absorb calcium, making it essential to strong bones and healthy...

Dental Student Loan Relief Program Opens in August

Many dental students who are now entering their final year of school are wondering...

Report Examines “What Dental Patients Want”

“What Dental Patients Want” reveals the attitudes that patients have towards dentists and dentistry...

Celebrate Dental Implant Month This August

More than 120 million Americans are missing one or more teeth, and 35 million...