Dentists

Tooth Pain ERs

More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Trump cuts and RFK Jr.'s anti-fluoride fight aren't helping

Northern Liberties Fitness & Wellness Fair features free demos, giveaways

Northern Liberties Fitness & Wellness Fair

Children often receive unsafe opioid prescriptions after surgery, dental procedures, data shows

Opioid prescriptions children

Why your dentist might seem pushy

Dishonest Dentists

Silver fillings may place certain dental patients' health at risk, FDA warns

Dental fillings mercury safety

Routine dental work should be delayed until COVID-19 transmission falls, WHO advises

Dentists WHO COVID-19

Pennsylvania lifts restrictions on some dental procedures during coronavirus lockdown

Dentists should postpone non-emergency procedures due to coronavirus threat, ADA says

New Jersey dentist loses license after practice spread heart infection bacteria to patients

Does poor dental hygiene impact your heart health?

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Microscopic robots could one day clean your teeth

Robotics Clean Dental Plaque Teeth

3 Philadelphia dental offices closed due to unsanitary practices, possible infection

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Trump Mar-a-Lago buddy, a Pennsylvania dentist, wrote policy pitch. The president sent it to VA chief

Dentist's patients told to get tested for HIV and hepatitis

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Bucks County dentist charged in alleged $1.5 million Medicaid fraud

Bucks Dentist

Children's Health

Open your mouth and say goo-goo: dentists treating ever-younger patients

Area dental practices warn patients that personal information may be at risk

No more fillings: Dentists reveal new tooth decay treatment

Dentist

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Scientists used E. coli bacteria to turn plastic bottles into a Parkinson's medication

Drexel Medical School

Drexel University is rolling out a 3-year medical degree program to help address the shortage of...

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Drinking soda linked to higher risk of anxiety in adolescents, study finds

COVID-19 Deaths Undercount

As many as 1 in 5 COVID-19 deaths went uncounted during the pandemic's first 2 years, study finds

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Babies understand deceit as early as 8 months old. By age 3, children are adept 'little liars'

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