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Project Triples Dental Care for Underserved Children in Los Angeles

The UCLA-First 5 LA 21st Century Dental Homes Project, which serves low-income and uninsured...

E-Cigarette Vapors Kill Oral Skin Cells

Despite claims to the contrary, e-cigarettes might not be significantly safer than tobacco cigarettes....

Salivary Test Accurately Predicts Lung Cancer Mutations

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

UCLA Developing Oral Health Database

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

NIH Grant Will Develop Cannabinoid Cancer Treatment

Oral cancer is a painful disease, affecting 45,750 new patients each year in the...

Protein Combination Improves Bone Regeneration

Bone loss is the ultimate and unfortunate result of many oral illnesses. Yet researchers...

Nanodiamonds Improve Root Canal Therapy

Gutta-percha may be used to fill in the empty space after inflamed pulp is...

More Thorough Analysis of Saliva May Serve Patients, Dentists Well

Many health indicators are right in front of a dentist, according to a new...

UCLA Dental Students went on a one-week dental mission trip to China

For the students at UCLA School of Dentistry, one of their main goals is...

Mouthwash Could Prevent Tooth Decay

A new mouthwash may eradicate tooth decay. The mouthwash, which was created by a...