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California Bill Opens Funds for Student Loan Repayment Program

Total educational debt for graduating dental students who carried debt in 2015 averaged $255,567....

Oral Piercings Present Health Risks

Pierced lips, cheeks, gums, and tongues may be trendy. But they also present risks...

Dental Lab Association Explores Tech and Trends at Meeting

During their Spring 2016 Meeting in Louisville, Ky, members of the TEREC, NA association...

Guidelines Now Include Edentulous Maxilla Management

The edentulous maxilla often presents with a range of challenges and solutions that can...

Risk Assessment Protocol Effectively Predicts Pediatric Caries

Dentists who account for their pediatric patients’ risk of developing dental caries can effectively...

Researchers Use a Little Mussel to Improve Implant Performance

Dental implants use titanium because it is strong and doesn’t harm tissues, though it...

Dental Graduate Takes Gold Medal in London Competition

Jessie Tebbut, a 2016 graduate of King’s College London Dental Institute, has won the...

HPV-Associated Oral Cancers Are on the Rise

Smoking and drinking have always been risk factors when it comes to oral cancer....

Green Tea and Salvadora Persica Extracts Effectively Fight Plaque

People have been sipping green tea for thousands of years. Similarly, people have chewed...

Lasers Use Nanobubbles to Blast Cancer Cells

Physicians often resort to surgery to remove tumors. But sometimes, cancer cells are left...