Pediatrics: Page 22

WildSmiles joins forces with Smiles Change Lives

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Designer braces firm WildSmiles and nonprofit organization Smiles Change Lives are teaming up on an initiative aimed at facilitating free orthodontic treatment for children in need.

January 31, 2022

Oral-B launches new smart toothbrush

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oral-B has added a new smart toothbrush to its iO line of products that offers users oral health coaching.

January 31, 2022

Screening for sleep-disordered breathing isn't just for adults

By Melissa Busch

Sleep-disordered breathing, including abnormal episodes of breathing and snoring, can occur in children at any age, which is why they should be screened for the condition during routine dental exams, according to a presenter at the 2022 Yankee Dental Congress in Boston.

January 26, 2022

Penn Dental Medicine offers new advanced dental program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental Medicine) has launched a hybrid master's program: Master of Advanced Dental Studies.

January 26, 2022

Female dentists are more diverse, get paid less than men

By Melissa Busch

Female dentists in the U.S. are more diverse in race, ethnicity, nativity, and spoken languages than their male colleagues. However, they also report significantly lower annual incomes than male dentists, according to research from the State University of New York.

January 26, 2022

NIDCR highlights need to improve health inequities

By Melissa Busch

Healthcare professionals need to recognize and address disparities that lead to worse oral and overall health for some racial and ethnic populations, according to a January 25 meeting of the U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) advisory council.

January 25, 2022

Crest, Oral-B to celebrate Children's Dental Health Month

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oral-B and Procter & Gamble's Crest plan to mark Children's Dental Health Month in February by offering awards to pediatric and family dental professionals who promote oral health for underserved children.

January 23, 2022

Access to fluoridated water falls short at Calif. university

By Hannah Welk

Employees with access to water containing fluoride can have related oral health benefits, but at least one California university is falling short of providing clean and readily available fluoridated water, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

January 20, 2022

SoftSmile's AI-based orthodontic software gets FDA nod

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to SoftSmile's Vision artificial intelligence (AI)-based orthodontic software.

January 19, 2022

Mothers, formula-fed babies have more similar oral bacteria

By Leah Sherwood

New research suggests that infants who are formula fed share more of their mothers' oral microbiome than babies who are only breastfed. The findings were published on January 18 in the journal mBio.

January 19, 2022

NJ dentists to provide free dental care to kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center in New Jersey will provide free dental care to children in participation with the ADA's Give Kids A Smile program.

January 18, 2022

Minn. dentists to provide free care to children

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Member dentists of the Minnesota Dental Association are offering free dental care on February 4 and 5 for children in need.

January 13, 2022

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