Researchers Analyze Baby Teeth To Determine Risk of Developing Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Researchers from The Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Environmental Health Sciences Laboratory and the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai in New York found that differences in the uptake of multiple toxic and essential elements over the second and […]

Advocates and Lawmakers Push for Expanded Dental Coverage Advocates with Health Care for All are pushing for the state of Massachusetts. According to the Health Policy Commission, dental pain is one of the main reasons people go to the emergency room and without proper treatment it can affect other systems within the body. Advocates and […]

The Effects of Oral Health Disparities Here the story as the journalist, Mary Otto, discusses how oral health disparities significantly affects lower income communities. To hear the fill conversation click here.

Is Fruit Juice Good For Your Baby’s Oral Health? With the drive of Healthy People 2020 it’s no surprise people are become more aware of their health and their food choices. If fruits are good, fruit just must also be healthy, correct? Wrong and according to the American Academy of Pediatrics fruit juice is not […]

Marijuana May Increase Your Odds of Developing Gum Disease A research team at Columbia University School of Dental Medicine analyzed data from roughly 2,000 Americans and of those 27 percent reported they used cannabis one or more times for at least12 months. The team was led by Jaffer Shariff, a postdoctoral resident in periodontology, which […]

Sharing A Smile To Empower Oral Health During Oral Health Month Colgate and the American Dental Association (ADA) partner to inspire Hispanic families to share their smile during the Colgate annual Oral Health Month program “Share More Time, Share More Smiles” campaign through the month of June. The campaign encourages families to share more smiles […]