Dental News
- ADA Chicago office to close during NATO summit May 2115 May 2012, 5:00 am
The ADA’s Chicago office will be closed on Monday, May 21, as a precautionary measure over protests expected to take place during the May 19-21 NATO summit in Chicago. ...
- Sarah Milligan named ADPAC director14 May 2012, 5:00 am
Washington—Sarah Milligan brings Capitol Hill experience to her springtime appointment as director, political affairs/ADPAC (American Dental Political Action Committee)....
- ADA researchers present at dental researchers conference14 May 2012, 5:00 am
Tampa, Fla.—Scientists and researchers from the ADA and the ADA Foundation Paffenbarger Research Center showcased their work at the 41st annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research March 21-24....
- Connecticut dentists deliver access message to Congress11 May 2012, 5:00 am
Washington—Connecticut dentists delivered an access to care message to Congress during the May 7-9 Washington Leadership Conference, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) commended their efforts....
- FDI's 100th anniversary Congress nears11 May 2012, 5:00 am
Hong Kong—There’s still time to save up to 60 percent on registration for the 100th anniversary FDI World Dental Congress Aug. 29-Sept. 1. Early bird registration discounts are available through May 31 at www.fdicongress.org/registration. ...
- States, communities receive fluoridation honors at National Oral Health Conference11 May 2012, 5:00 am
Milwaukee—Celebrating 67 years of community water fluoridation, the ADA, the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention honored nearly 130 states and communities with 2011 Fluoridation Awards at the National Oral Health Conference May 1 at the Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee....
- Message from the Hill10 May 2012, 5:00 am
Washington—Bipartisan lawmakers championed dental legislation and thanked dental leaders at the May 7-9 Washington Leadership Conference for their advocacy. ...
- Profession, lawmakers meet on 'heavily traveled' two-way streets9 May 2012, 5:00 am
Washington—ADA’s Washington Leadership Conference took an inter-professional turn, dentist political activist meeting physician lawmaker “at the intersection of increasingly heavily traveled” public policy streets....
- Specialty recognition for dental anesthesiology moves forward7 May 2012, 5:00 am
The Council on Dental Education and Licensure voted May 4 to support the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists’ request for specialty recognition. ...
- Sports dentistry symposium to focus on female athletes7 May 2012, 5:00 am
Minneapolis—For the first time in its 30-year history, the Academy for Sports Dentistry Annual Symposium will offer continuing education that focuses on female athletes as ASD celebrates the 40th anniversary of Title IX....
- Brushing Teeth - Which Way Is The Right Way?17 May 2012, 6:00 pm
Twenty five percent of teenagers in Sweden do not brush their teeth regularly and only 10% of Swedes know how to use toothpaste effectively, according to researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Even though the majority of people in Sweden brush their teeth, only 1 in 10 brush in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay......
- Most People Brush Their Teeth The Wrong Way17 May 2012, 8:00 am
Almost all Swedes brush their teeth, yet only one in ten does it in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay. Now researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, are eager to teach Swedes how to brush their teeth more effectively. Most Swedes regularly brush their teeth with fluoride toothpaste......
- Studies Impact Dental Stem Cell Research For Therapeutic Purposes10 May 2012, 8:00 am
Two studies appearing in a recent issue of Cell Transplantation (20:11-12), now freely available on-line*, evaluate stem cells derived from dental tissues for characteristics that may make them therapeutically useful and appropriate for transplantation purposes. 1......
- Sports & Energy Drinks Damage Teeth6 May 2012, 8:00 am
Sports drinks hit the wire today with a red light that their level of acidity is increasingly responsible for irreversible damage to teeth, especially amongst adolescents and younger adults, their predominant target market. The report is published in the May/June 2012 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry......
- Irreversible Damage To Teeth Caused By Sports And Energy Drinks3 May 2012, 8:00 am
A recent study published in the May/June 2012 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, found that an alarming increase in the consumption of sports and energy drinks, especially among adolescents, is causing irreversible damage to teeth - specifically, the high acidity levels in the drinks erode tooth enamel, the glossy......
- Childhood Dental Problems Linked To General Health Problems Later On? Australian Researchers Investigate30 April 2012, 5:00 pm
The University of Queensland Children's Nutrition Research Center at the School of Medicine and the School of Dentistry are looking for volunteers aged two, six and ten years for a new study, which aims to establish whether children may be changing their diets to eat unhealthy food because of dental problems and therefore submitting themselves to a higher risk of obesity and......
- In Ethiopia, Water Treatments Alone Are Not Enough To Combat Fluorosis30 April 2012, 8:00 am
Increased intake of dietary calcium may be key to addressing widespread dental health problems faced by millions of rural residents in Ethiopia's remote, poverty-stricken Main Rift Valley, according to a new Duke University-led study......
- Promising Handheld Diagnostic Device To Help Doctors, Dentists Detect Oral Cancer29 April 2012, 7:00 am
A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer. The probe, which is around 20 cm long and 1 cm wide at its tip, could be used by doctors to diagnose oral cancer in real-time or as a surgical guidance tool; dentists could also use it to screen for early-stage cancer cells......
- Periodontal Disease Could Be Treated With Fish Oil Supplements26 April 2012, 7:00 am
Periodontitis, inflammation of the tissue surrounding the teeth, affects more than half of adults and is linked to an increased risk of stroke and other heart problems. To evaluate whether fish oil supplementation could be an adjunct therapy for periodontitis, Dr......
- Studies On Severe Early Childhood Caries24 April 2012, 12:00 pm
The International and American Associations for Dental Research have published two studies about dental caries in children. These articles, titled "Hypoplasia-Associated Severe Early Childhood Caries - A Proposed Definition" (lead author Page Caufield, New York University College of Dentistry) and "Deciduous Molar Hypomineralization and Molar Incisor Hypomineralization" (lead author M.E.C......
