While many people put off their regular trips to the dentist, recent research has shown that the consequences of doing so may go beyond cavities and root canals. From heart disease to diabetes, poor oral health is often a ...
Jun 16, 2020
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Fillings in your teeth? If both local and global trends are anything to go by, soon they won't have anything to do with mercury.
Feb 19, 2020
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The field of dentistry has a diversity problem. Despite calls for a more diverse workforce, only 15.2 percent of dental school applicants in 2016 were underrepresented minorities, according to the American Dental Education ...
Sep 10, 2019
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Boston University's Oral Health Sciences (OHS) master's program is a successful credential-enhancing program for dental school applicants, while also serving as a pipeline to increase the number of qualified applicants from ...
Jan 30, 2019
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A couple of years ago, the story of a college student 3-D printing his own braces went viral. Fast forward to now and you've likely seen billboards or social media ads for a whole new slate of DIY aligner companies, which ...
Dec 19, 2018
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At the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), Chad Lowell Wagner, University of ...
Mar 23, 2018
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(HealthDay)—American children without dental insurance are far less likely to receive necessary care for their teeth than kids with coverage, a new survey finds.
Apr 10, 2017
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Taking patients' risk of developing dental caries ("cavities") into account can help dentists effectively tailor individual prevention and treatment efforts, according to a recent study led by researchers from the UC San ...
Jul 7, 2016
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For indigenous people seeking health care in Mexico and the United States, the biggest barrier must be language, Dalila Vázquez Herrera thought.
Apr 26, 2016
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A new way to preserve caries-infected teeth and prolong the life of dental fillings has been developed at the University of Otago.
Sep 9, 2015
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