When that first tooth emerges, start brushing — and other advice from pediatric dentists. By Melinda Wenner Moyer Pop quiz: At what age should kids first see a dentist? In a nationally representative ...

Ayana Brooks got the best lesson in how small the world can be peering into the mouth of a patient. Brooks, a senior dental hygiene student at Indiana University Northwest, was performing a ...

The twice-a-day struggle is all too real for many parents. Getting kids to brush their teeth properly can be both a headache and an anxiety-inducing dilemma because it’s hard to know whether children ...

Emily Shinde is a health and wellness writer and content strategist with a master’s degree in public health. With experience in both hospital communications and healthcare public relations, she's ...

Two second-grade boys wiggle in nervous excitement outside the makeshift dental office, swinging their feet in matching red shoes while they build up the confidence to face the dentist inside. Unlike ...

Just one year after it made history as New Mexico's one and only dentistry college, the Touro College of Dental Medicine is offering its first free clinics for kids aged 16 and under this week, ...