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D’Souza Named NIDCR Director

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have named Rena N. D’Souza, DDS, MS, PhD,...

Blood Test Detects Presence and Location of Wide Range of Cancers

In a study involving thousands of participants, a new blood test detected more than...

Healthy Donor Cells Key to Correcting Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Researchers at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine are developing treatments for osteogenesis...

Genetic Defects in Enamel Increase Likelihood of Caries

Tooth decay isn’t just the result of poor oral hygiene. It also may be...

Salivary Test Accurately Predicts Lung Cancer Mutations

Typically, doctors need to biopsy tissues to detect treatable cancer mutations—a potentially risky and...