Dentistry News

At the dental offices of HCMC, resident dentist Asmeret Tefahun worked on a filling for a patient who had insurance.

Members of the American Dental Association will be fanning out across Capitol Hill this week in an effort to educate and influence lawmakers regarding what they think will improve access to dental care.

Pending accreditation, a $23 million dental school clinic could land in St. Louis near Lafayette Square.

A state official managing a new survey of kids' oral health met with the architects of Portland's pro-fluoride campaign in January and later complained that she felt pressure from Upstream Public Health about how to present the findings.

Those of us who call this little valley home have a unique blessing in the form of Perry, our dentist.

The #1 trait a patient looks for in a dentist is the ability to be gentle and not hurt them.

A Kiwi who used to live overseas recalls an English dental practice used to secretly vary its charges based on the clothes people wore.

The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to decide whether insurers can require dentists who accept their plans to offer discounts on services that aren't covered.

Thousands of adults and children in Brighton and Hove are potentially putting their health at risk because they are not seeing a dentist regularly.

Have you dreamed ever since you were little of being a general dentist in Madison? It's a very lofty and prestigious goal, one that is going to take a great deal of work, sacrifice and almost all of your time.

Some Calgary dentists say the decision two years ago to take fluoride out of the water supply is proving to be a big mistake.

In March, Tulsa County health officials urged 7,000 patients of Dr. Harrington to be tested for hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS.

Dingy teeth were once relatively common. But after a 1989 scientific article touted the use of low levels of hydrogen peroxide, pressed against teeth, to improve smiles, companies began producing whitening products and dentists began hawking them.

Workers in the Allison Family Dental, PC, building are, front row: Doctor of Dentist Surgery Travis Harbaugh.

CIO - Even in a down economy healthcare continues to grow, and lot of that growth falls inside of the IT realm.

CIO - Even in a down economy healthcare continues to grow, and lot of that growth falls inside of the IT realm.

Since Britain is still a few years ahead of us regarding the collectivization of healthcare, let's look across the pond to see what the Hopey Changey future holds regarding dentistry : Experts say that up to 200,000 DIY [do it yourself] dentists risk injuring themselves and missing out on potentially life-saving check-ups. Up to a third of adults ... (more)

The demolished remains of a St. Andrew Street frame house that is believed to have been built about 1870.

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 -- The nation's leading organization of dentists today announced a nationwide campaign aimed at boldly addressing the dental health crisis in the U.S. The American Dental Association campaign - Action for Dental Health: Dentists Making a Difference - aims to reduce the numbers of adults and children with untreated dental ... (more)

State and local officials are welcoming the Connecticut Mission of Mercy back to the state for the 6th annual free dental clinic .