Dental Education: Page 40

14% of parents don't think it's safe to go to the dentist

By Theresa Pablos

A total of 14% of parents don't think it's safe for their child to go to the dentist during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey of 1,882 parents. In addition, 40% haven't tried to get preventive dental care for their children since the start of the pandemic.

February 15, 2021

Executive order allows NC dentists to give COVID-19 vaccine

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new executive order from Gov. Roy Cooper allows dentists in North Carolina to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.

February 11, 2021

Infographic: Best states for dental health in 2021

By Theresa Pablos

Wisconsin has once again topped the list of best U.S. states for dental health in the annual analysis conducted by personal finance website WalletHub. See where your state landed in this year's dental health rankings.

February 10, 2021

AAAS 2021: OSU professor shares oral microbiome facts

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A professor of periodontology at Ohio State University (OSU) gave the scientific community an update on the relationship between oral and overall health at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting, being held February 8-11.

February 9, 2021

New dental org seeks to eliminate health disparities

By Joseph Constance

Three professional dental organizations have joined to form the Diverse Dental Society. Together, they aim to address unmet needs in underresourced communities and leverage their collective impact to eliminate disparities and increase health and oral health equity.

February 9, 2021

Penn Dental readies launch of global oral health center

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Penn Dental Medicine will use a $5 million gift from an alumnus to fund a new endowed professorship and support the launch of the institution's Center for Integrative Global Oral Health.

February 9, 2021

NIH funds travel for dental students to AADR meetings

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is supporting travel for dental students and NIDCR-supported trainees to present at and attend American Association for Dental Research (AADR) annual meetings through 2023.

February 8, 2021

USC shutters dental hygienist program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The class of 2021 will be the last to graduate with a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California (USC), the university said.

February 7, 2021

NYU dental professor nets $1.9M grant for research

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant to a New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry professor to study tissue damage during stroke and heart attack.

February 2, 2021

2 Penn schools form new dentistry center

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Pennsylvania's (Penn) School of Dental Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences formed the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry on January 22, which will work to address unmet needs in oral health.

January 31, 2021

Texas A&M receives $3.3M for special-needs care

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Texas A&M College of Dentistry has received a five-year, $3.3 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to provide dental services to special-needs patients who age out of pediatric dental care at age 12 or 13.

January 31, 2021

NYU receives $2.9M for oral cancer pain research

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has awarded researchers at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry a five-year, $2.9 million grant to investigate oral cancer pain treatment.

January 31, 2021

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