Oct 8, 2024
ADA commission adopts revised CE standards
CCERP reduced the number of standards a continuing education provider needs to meet to receive approval.
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Learn about scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.
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
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 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 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 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.
