Be prepared for common childhood dental emergencies and discover essential tips to protect your child’s smile. Curious to ...

When my oldest child turned 3, I took him to see the dentist my husband and I had been seeing for years. The cleaning and exam went off without a hitch. So I planned to use the same dentist with my ...

Surge in oral sedatives on young patients often driven by lure of big profits. July 12, 2012 — -- American children are being put at risk by inadequately trained dentists who often seek to ...

Cutting-edge 3D AI technology can identify early childhood tooth decay as accurately as visual exams, paving the way for ...

When a shy 9-year-old boy on TennCare sought braces to allow his right front tooth to grow in, TennCare refused to pay for it ...

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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 ...

Amy Luedemann-Lazar originally disliked working with children with autism - with routine dental procedures becoming "backbreaking" work, given the children's behavioral and communication difficulties.

Setting routines with kids while they’re young is one of the best ways to set up healthy habits for life. From teaching them proper techniques and getting them in for checkups to making sure they have ...