If you want to avoid future gum disease and, potentially, the loss of your teeth, it’s important to choose the right tools to clean and remove plaque from your tooth surfaces and gum line. Electric tootthbrushes with “rotation oscillation” have been shown to reduce plaque deposits more effectively than a manual [...]

There is nothing like a steaming hot cup of coffee in the morning, but for coffee lovers like me, preventing and removing stains from my teeth is an ongoing process.

Choosing a dentist is not the same as finding a life partner or even a business partner. Some people will go to the dentist near their home or office. Others will scour the yellow pages. Today, many dentists advertise in every media from bowling alley score sheets to cable television. Fortunately, most dentists are good [...]

We all learn to brush and floss our teeth at an early age. To brush your teeth correctly, you do not even need 2 minutes. Some adults do not even spend 1 minute brushing, while others turn it into a 5-minute chore. Ideally, your teeth cannot be cleaned in less than a [...]

Most people have a negative view of the oral health care profession simply because they have no desire to work in a person’s mouth. However, dental hygienists perform a wide range of services and ultimately play a large role in the care of society’s oral health. My wife is a dental [...]

Dental hygiene is so important for children to learn. Proper teeth-brushing skills need to be instilled in children from a very young age. This teeth-brushing lesson plan provides a fun and effective visual for how properly brushing teeth using toothpaste and a toothbrush can keep teeth healthy and white.

Nobody like to think about bad breath, but we do. A trip down the drug store or grocery store aisle reveals numerous brands of toothpastes, toothbrushes, mouthwashes, flosses and other products to help us keep our mouths clean and fresh.

Dental sealants protect teeth by sealing the deep grooves and crevices. Sealants are flowable (liquid-like) composite resin materials that are placed onto the surface with pits and fissures. But you can’t rely on sealants to prevent the decay process altogether.

Dentists recommend that a child’s first trip to the dentist for a checkup should occur around the age of two or three. Since regular and quality dental care is crucial for good health, comfort and an attractive appearance during the course of a person’s lifetime, choosing a good dentist for your [...]

By Dr. David Leader

There are different routes to becoming a dentist depending on which the country one lives. In some countries, high school graduates enroll in dental school. Some countries train medical school graduates to specialize in dentistry.
Here in the United States, dental schools choose top graduates of 4 year [...]