Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for ...

The Hawkeye Community College Dental Clinic is hosting a free cleaning day for kids ages 3 through 14.

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, a nationwide effort to highlight the importance of good oral hygiene for children.

Nurse Noel launches a children’s book featuring celebrity dentist Dr. Catrise Austin tackling oral health disparities, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) — Building healthy oral habits from a young age better ensures that children will continue to follow those practices as they age. “The best practice is to send kids to the dentist ...

The second project focuses on reducing children's risk of serious caries. Burton Edelstein, DDS, MPH, CDHP founder and senior fellow in public policy, will be the principal investigator in a ...

A tooth cavity and bleeding gums is a common scenario among Danish children—and one that researchers now connect to health problems long after the last baby tooth has left the mouth. Children who have ...

A healthy mouth is important at every age, but good dental health is especially crucial for children. From infancy through ...

Local health experts say they expect to see more dental issues, especially in very young children, now that Pasco has stopped adding fluoride to the city’s water. The city announced that fluoride is ...

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Providing free fluoride varnish to young children on the Isle of Man should ease the "strain on dental services" as they get ...

Observed globally each year on 20 March, World Oral Health Day highlights the importance of preventive care, education, ...