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ADA Approves Code for Canary System

The ADA has approved the addition of a procedure and billing code for caries...

Dental Hygienists Support Systemic Health Screenings

Current research points to significant links between oral health and systemic conditions like heart...

Six-Step Hand-Washing Process Proves Superior in Beating Bacteria

Hand hygiene is essential to any dental procedure. While the Centers for Disease Control...

Report Urges Expansion of Virtual Dental Homes

The State of California’s independent Little Hoover Commission has released a report saying that...

Cost-Effective MTA Optimized for Pediatric Pulp Therapy

The NeoMTA mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) from NuSmile provides a bioactive, nontoxic, and proven...

Researchers Call for Dental Care’s Inclusion in Basic Healthcare

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are calling for dental care to...

Research Reveals How Calcium Triggers Saliva Production

Saliva is essential to eating and swallowing food, but what causes the salivary gland...

Silicon Nitride Kills Bacteria That Causes Gum Disease

Porphyromonas gingivalis causes gum disease, putting nearly half of all Americans at risk of...

Patients Want More Oral Cancer Education

Despite the dental community’s educational efforts during Oral Cancer Awareness Month each April, 58%...

SIROWORLD Announces Endondotic Speakers and Early Bird Pricing

Excitement is building as Dentsply Sirona continues its preparations for SIROWORLD: The Ultimate Dental...