News

Oct 7, 2024

New section in ADA journals offers window into latest scientific discoveries

The section’s first article, published in October, covers disruptive events in dentistry.

Oct 7, 2024

Two leaders in dentistry receive ADA honorary membership

The ADA Board of Trustees awarded honorary memberships to Aldolfo A. Rodríguez Núñez, D.D.S., and Rita Tiernan.

Oct 7, 2024

October JADA finds amalgam restorations declining

Amalgam restoration placements decreased significantly between 2017 and 2023, according to a study published in the October issue of JADA.

Oct 4, 2024

5 things to know about the National Commission

This is the first in a 13-part series profiling the National Commission and each of the 12 recognized specialty sponsoring organizations

Oct 4, 2024

ADA comments on proposed rule to further advance interoperability

The ADA is asking the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to improve interoperability standards.

Oct 4, 2024

Research review contends fluoride in water is less effective than in 1970s

Expert committee of the ADA points out limitations and exclusions in new fluoridation review.

Oct 4, 2024

National Academies to host Advancing Oral Health Across the Lifespan workshop

NASEM is set to hold a workshop Nov. 18-19 to explore practices for advancing oral health in the U.S. across the lifespan.

Oct 3, 2024

Hurricane Helene ravages dentists' homes, practices in southeast

Hurricane Helene laid waste to more than 500 miles of the southeastern region of the U.S.

Oct 3, 2024

Antibiotic could eliminate gum disease-causing pathogen without harming healthy bacteria

ADA Forsyth scientists have discovered that narrow-spectrum antibiotic FP-100, or hygromycin A, can eradicate Fusobacterium nucleatum.

Oct 2, 2024

ADA technical report calls for external validation of AI algorithms in dentistry

Two new standard documents on artificial intelligence and dental stools are available for review and comment from the ADA.