The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a health advisory about waterborne bacteria in dental plumbing systems after children who visited pediatric dental clinics were infected ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a restructuring proposal that would fold its Division of Oral Health (DOH) into the Division of Adult and Community Health (DACH).

The CDC is advocating for school-based dental-sealant programs, claiming they could prevent most cavities and lower treatment costs in vulnerable children. The agency cites research from a new CDC ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will retain its Division of Oral Health (DOH), according to a story in ADA News. Earlier this year, the CDC came under fire after announcing a ...

The CDC has released a new resource to help dental healthcare professionals prevent infections. The guideline gives an overview of current infection prevention recommendations and includes a checklist ...

Katherine Weno, DDS, JD, a dentist and lawyer who heads the bureau of oral health at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), has been selected as the new director of the division of ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded cooperative agreements to 21 states to support state infrastructure development and implementation of prevention programs.

Patients suspected of being infected with the H1N1 strain of influenza don't need to be treated in negative pressure rooms, and dental professionals can use substitutes for N95 respirators, the ...

The majority of U.S. adults don't know what dental sealants are used for, according to the findings from a recent survey published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ...

A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) casts doubt on the reliability of previously reported data that suggested that dental fluorosis prevalence with age ...

The CDC is considering the use of a novel oral polio vaccine that uses a live virus strain to stop an outbreak in New York, agency officials told CNBC in an Oct. 21 report. The vaccine has not been ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a health advisory about waterborne bacteria in dental plumbing systems after children who visited pediatric dental clinics were infected ...