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Minority Children See More Complications and Higher Costs in Cleft Palate Repair

Children undergoing surgery to repair cleft palate face racial disparities in their care, including...

National Emergency Standards Will Increase Dental Patient Safety

Dental offices need a national standard for medical emergency preparedness (MEP) and inspections. Well...

Patch Shrinks Oral Cancer Tumors Before Surgery

Oral surgeons at the UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston are participating in a...

Barcelona Symposium to Explore Oral Regeneration

The International Osteology Symposium, scheduled for April 25-27 at the Barcelona International Convention Centre, will...

Check Your Mouth Campaign Encourages Oral Cancer Awareness

Someone dies of oral or oropharyngeal cancer every hour, according to a coalition of...

Hydrocodone Prescriptions Continue After Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

As the nation continues to wrestle with opioid misuse and addiction, oral and maxillofacial...

Emerging Dental Specialties and Recognition

In 1932, there were only 4 medical specialties: ophthalmology, otolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology, and...

Dental Offices Need Medical Emergency Preparedness Standards

Dental offices need standards for medical emergency preparedness (MEP). Recent deaths in dental offices...

Lower Buffered Doses of Lidocaine as Effective as Standard Doses

A lower dose of the local anesthetic lidocaine can be made as effective as...

Surgical Navigation Improves Planning and Precision

Surgical navigation promises to improve oral and maxillofacial surgery, tough its high cost and...