Dental students may be better at scaling and root planing than their hygiene counterparts, according to the findings of a new study. Dental students in Switzerland more effectively scaled a maxillary ...

Frequent dental scaling reduces the risk of infection following knee replacement surgery, according to a new study published online in PLOS One (June 23, 2016). As oral bacteria are responsible for ...

Even though you brush and floss on the reg, it’s only natural for your teeth to develop a buildup of plaque and tartar. In a perfect world, you’d go to the dentist every six months for a scrape-y ...

When I opened my first dental office in Sacramento, it was just three of us. One location, a lot of hustle and no idea how much I’d need to grow—not just as a clinician, but as a business leader.

Launched by the Department of Health last year, the Community Dental Support Programme has already benefited over 10,000 participants and was recently expanded to cover homeless individuals and in ...