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Treatment Center Targets Expansion and Integration

The INTEGO Transcendental Treatment Center from Dentsply Sirona is designed for easy expansion and...

Smoking Alters the Mouth’s Microbiome

The oral microbiome comprises approximately 600 bacterial species, and smoking drastically affects it, according...

UCLA Developing Oral Health Database

Clinically based health outcomes are objective and often used as gold standards. Yet patient-reported...

FDA Clears Next-Generation GentleWave System

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Sonendo’s next-generation GentleWave System 510(k) clearance....

Patients Who Wait More Than 20 Minutes Leave Unsatisfied

The average wait to see a physician is 19 minutes, 19 seconds—barely under the...

Screening Spotlights Veterans’ Need for Oral Care

Many veterans of the US Armed Forces are ineligible for dental care under the...

Poor Financing Awareness Limits Treatment Acceptance

According to a recent CareCredit survey of consumers in the United States, 52.6% of...

Study Finds Bacteria in Dental Unit Waterlines

Your dental unit waterline may be contaminated with bacteria, reports the Tianjin Centers for...

Joe Garagiola, Oral Cancer Advocate, Dies at 90

Joe Garagiola is known for his baseball career, both as a player and as...

Tooth Loss Associated With Reduced Cognitive Function

As the numbers of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disabilities increase, scientists...