Unless you have severe pain, a traumatic mouth injury, or excessive bleeding, you should avoid the dentist's office, WHO officials said on August 3.

Have you been told you should get a check-up and clean every six months? Perhaps your dental clinic’s or health insurance policy’s default is to ask you to book these services twice a year. Let’s look ...

Dental therapist Sarah Chagnon treats a patient at the Swinomish Dental Clinic in La Conner, Wash., as part of a school-based "sealant week" program. More states are considering authorizing licensures ...

The traditional six-month dental check-up rule lacks strong scientific backing, with a 2003 British Dental Journal review stating no high-quality evidence supports or refutes it. A 2020 Cochrane ...

Dentist claims she can tell if you are right or left-handed just by looking in your mouth Just over half of Australian adults saw a dental practitioner in the past 12 months, most commonly for a check ...