Long-term care workers can now refer to oral care resources on a new website launched by the nonprofit organization Oral Health America. Tools include video training programs on providing daily oral ...

Key Takeaways Consistent oral hygiene practices are essential for a healthy smile. Daily brushing, flossing, and mouthwash ...

Oral health workforce training is among six areas to benefit from $130.8 million in grants announced September 17 by U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The grants are ...

The program, Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene, will be led by Brent Lin, DMD, a professor at the UCSF School of Dentistry. Dr. Lin will work ...

Care home staff need better mandatory training to protect people’s oral health, the Care Quality Commission has warned, after its latest series of inspections found services with no policies or ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The presidents of the University of Washington and Gonzaga University will be touring the new regional oral health care center Thursday morning, September 18. According to a press ...

BOSTON (AP) — Need a tooth pulled or a cavity filled? Forget the dentist. A number of states are allowing or considering letting "dental therapists," professionals with a lower level of training, do ...

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the specialty of dentistry that includes the diagnosis and surgical and related treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and esthetic ...