If five states ban fluoride in drinking water, the costs to Medicaid for a significant increase in kids with cavities could ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A new report shows the number of children with tooth decay in California is the second highest in the country. Good oral health requires regular trips to the dentist. Coming ...

Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the ...

THE NEWBURGH COMMUNITY. FEBRUARY IS CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH, AND EXPERTS AT NORTON CHILDREN’S ARE HELPING TO PREVENT ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CHRONIC CHILDHOOD DISEASES, ACCORDING TO THE CDC.

Dental caries, also known as tooth decay, is the most common chronic disease in children in the United States — and your child’s pediatrician, family doctor or nurse can play an important role in ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease in the U.S. − more common than childhood obesity, asthma and diabetes — according to researchers from the National Health ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – We’re all familiar with the phrase “There’s an app for that.” Soon, there will be one to detect tooth decay and other dental problems. It’s being developed right now by the ...

Scientists have revealed a simple, low-cost solution to the most prevalent chronic disease among children: tooth decay. More than half of U.S. children aged between 6 and 9 have had a cavity in at ...

Tooth decay (dental caries) is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases in the United States. The good news is there are ways to prevent it. Even the tiniest teeth can decay. There are habits ...

Nearly 40 percent of people aged five and older in Rwanda are affected by untreated dental cavities, with children between one and nine particularly at risk. Approximately one in three children has ...

Paediatric nurse leaders have called on the government to invest in oral health programmes to reduce high rates of dental ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is pushing back against a decision to remove fluoride from local drinking water. Central Alabama Water announced Friday, March 20, that it would stop adding fluoride ...