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Oral Cancer: It’s Nothing to Smile About

While doing my hospital dentistry residency at UCLA Medical Center, I was assigned a...

Rutgers Dental School to Begin Screening Patients for Diabetes

The Rutgers School of Dental Medicine in Newark, New Jersey, will screen patients for...

Event Addresses Oral Healthcare for the Disabled

The Viscardi Center’s Project Accessible Oral Health Initiative held its first “Take a Dental...

Glucose Meters Added to ADA Dental Codes

According to the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD), 86 million people in...

Oral Cancer Advocacy from a Survivor

In October 2015, I found myself as one of the 132 individuals diagnosed daily...

Tonsil Crypts May Protect HPV from the Immune System

The human papillomavirus (HPV) may hide in small pockets on the surface of tonsils...

Research Shows Low Risk for HPV-Related Throat Cancer

The prevalence of oropharyngeal cancers caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) has increased...

Minnesota Safety Net Clinic Receives $25,000 Grant

The Medica Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to Community Dental Care, a Minnesota...

Offer Personalized Care to Assess Risks for the Best Outcomes

The concept that oral health is a part of overall health has never been...

FDI and Sunstar to Develop Oral Cancer Treatment Guidelines

The FDI World Dental Federation is partnering with Sunstar to produce a guideline on...