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The 2024 Hinman Dental Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia Attracts 13,506 Dental Professionals

Dentistry Today

Hinman Dental Meeting once again filled the Georgia World Congress Center and Omni Hotel at Centennial Park, from March 21-23. The theme, “The Gateway to Systemic Health: It Starts with a Smile,” emphasized the important link between patients’ oral health care and their overall systemic health.

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Viome Launches Clinically Validated Oral Health and Early Stage Cancer Detection Test For Dental Professionals

Dentistry Today

Viome Life Sciences, a leading preventative health technology company committed to translating scientific advancements into practical and individualized health solutions, announced the launch of Oral Health Pro with CancerDetect. This makes it the most advanced oral & throat cancer screening test available today.

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Oral Cancer Awareness Month is in April

Dentistry Today

Every hour, 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year, someone dies of oral or oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the back of the oral cavity and upper throat). Yet if oral cancer is detected and treated early, treatment-related health problems are reduced, and survival rates may increase. The Oral Cancer Foundation.

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FOCUS ON – Dental Biofilm

Dentistry Today

Turner, chief hygiene officer for Cellerant Consulting, discusses whether biofilm is dentistry’s most evil nemesis or the next revolutionary thing. A: We educate patients about dental biofilm every hour, every day. Q: What exactly is dental biofilm? Q: What’s next for dental biofilm? Q: How common is biofilm?

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Children Get Gum Disease Too

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Too often, we dismiss a “little bleeding” or tartar buildup in children (never mind adults) as poor oral hygiene and admonish them to brush and floss. February is Children’s Dental Health month so today’s blog is all about the importance of oral health care for our favorite littles. It is a disease.

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Discrimination and Socioeconomic Factors Contribute to Persistent Oral Health Disparities in US

Dentistry Today

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health , a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system, released new data showing that discrimination and socioeconomic factors are leading contributors to persistent oral health disparities in the US.

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Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Awards $1+ Million in Grants

Dentistry Today

The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation awarded more than $1 million in grants to improve the oral health of Arkansans. The grants will deliver community-based oral health initiatives to tens of thousands of Arkansans, mainly low-income, uninsured or underinsured residents. Francis House NWA, Inc., million in requests.

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