Participate in a give back event to benefit Let It Be Us this October in Chicago. Children who are coming out of the hospital. Children who have never celebrated a birthday. Children who require foster parents with knowledge of American Sign Language or those interested in learning. Children... CONTINUE READING
Preschoolers in one of the first classes Mary Turcan Majewski, EFDA (shown) taught during National Children's Dental Health Month are now turning 27. Mary, as part of the duo from Watkins Dental Group in Dallas, Pennsylvania, provides dental education in the community. She explained a bit about... CONTINUE READING
There's still time to volunteer and share the word about an event in March that will support oral health for children in Massachusetts. Tufts University Dental School will host Give Kids a Smile Day on Saturday, March 23 between 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal... CONTINUE READING
If there was one path Andrew Zucker did not see himself pursuing, it was the one that led to dentistry. Growing up with two parents in the dental profession (his mother Maribeth worked as a dental hygienist and his father Dr. William J. Zucker, DDS, a general dentist) Andrew experienced a fair... CONTINUE READING
Vivarra™ patient engagement app is the brainchild of digital-media designer Micaela Blondin, who originally created it for the young son of Vivarra’s founder, David Nolan. The younger Nolan has autism, and Blondin—who knew the boy loved Godzilla—designed an app for him that depicted the... CONTINUE READING
Five bucks from the Tooth Fairy might seem an innocent offering to sway a wiggly-toothed five-year-old to task. But a $500 electric toy Escalade for a dental visit? Or a Disney World trip worth more than five times that amount for the restoration of four broken teeth? @NYPost's Doree... CONTINUE READING
A few weeks ago, a volunteer dental team on a mission of kindness in Puerto Cabezas served children 3 years of age and older, in addition to teens and adults who have no access to dental care. The dental team from the U.S., operating in partnership with Operation Endeavor and Verbo Church of... CONTINUE READING
Plastic coatings applied to the surfaces of teeth aren’t just effective; they’re also cost-effective, according to Austin Frakt @afrakt in TheUpshot today. Incorporating research from The Cochrane Collaboration, the American Dental Association, The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Food and... CONTINUE READING
America’s free preschool for the less fortunate, Head Start, has served 30 million children since being founded in 1965. Each morning at Head Start, kids start their day off right by brushing their teeth with their friends. Created to address the educational and developmental needs of our... CONTINUE READING
Though it might not be a cure, a new toothpaste aims to de-sensitize those with peanut allergies to adverse reactions they experience. "Our goal in developing the oral mucosal immunotherapy (OMIT) platform for food allergies is to find a long-term solution for the 220 million, including... CONTINUE READING
