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Volunteers Give Kids a Smile This Weekend

Dental schools, societies, and associations all will be reaching out to their communities this...

Kids at Higher Risk for Cavities Are Missing Preventive Treatments

A study of more than 97 million dental claims by the Delta Dental Plans...

Bioactive Glass Leads to Longer-Lasting Fillings

Dentists complete 122 million composite tooth restorations in the United States each year, according...

RAM Reaches Thousands of Needy Patients in the United States

On October 3, volunteers from Remote Area Medical (RAM) opened a clinic in Chattanooga,...

Preventative Plan Reduces Fillings By 50 Percent

There’s good news in caries treatment from Down Under. Researchers from the University of...

Liquid Reveals Early Decay and Could Spare Drilling

Not all caries need fillings, and CaviFind by Firefly Dental Innovations can help dentists...

Dugoni Offers Veterans Reduced-Fee Services

Discharged members of the armed services no longer get dental coverage through the Veterans...

Watching Cement Dry Could Improve Fillings

Bioactive glass ionomer cement (GIC) fillings often eventually need to be replaced. A better...

FDA Approves Nanofiber Flowable Composite

Composites are essential in dental repairs, particularly restoration fillings. But made of various amalgams,...

Silver Enlisted to Stop Caries and Extend Filling Lifespans

Researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand have developed a new way...