NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General [1] maintains that 51 million school hours are lost annually due to dentally related illnesses. A new study was recently published by Jackson ...

Many hospitalized adults could benefit from linkage to dental care. This article describes a planned study to refer inpatients to community dental providers. Objectives: Previous research suggests ...

The older adult population in the United States is rapidly increasing, with 10,000 Americans reaching retirement age every day, but many face barriers when it comes to accessing oral healthcare.

"This paperback edition published by The New Press, 2019." - verso. "Show me your teeth," the great naturalist Georges Cuvier is credited with saying, "and I will tell you who you are." In this ...

Kids with numerous dental problems and severe gingivitis were up to 45% more likely to have a heart attack, stroke, or ...