Having a toothache is never pleasant. Having one as a senior during the global COVID-19 pandemic, when many dental offices are shuttered, compounds the situation. When 70-year-old Irma Hampton was ...

Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can’t easily get to a dentist’s office. But until recently, if she found a cavity, there was little she could do. “I ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --A Minnesota company is giving back to our nursing home communities when it comes to dental hygiene. Primal Health based in North East Minneapolis makes dental hygiene mints that ...

Good health starts in your mouth, not just from the foods and beverages you eat and drink but also from sound oral hygiene. For seniors, dental health is especially critical as the body ages. The ...

The Virginia Dental Association (VDA) has launched a yearlong program to improve the oral health of seniors living in long-term care facilities. "We have high hopes for the pilot program for seniors," ...

The New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry has received a one-year grant from the United Hospital Fund to provide underserved older adults in New York City with better access to dental care.

Dientes Community Dental’s Dr. Samuel Kuo treats Jose Mendoza in a building at Grey Bears in Live Oak this week as Dientes and Grey Bear are partnering to address a critical gap in access to oral ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Protective gowns, N95 masks, gloves, face shields and shoe covers are the new uniform at the Dental Hygiene Care Facility at Old Dominion University. “To go through a dental hygiene ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Carolyn Bowman was getting a routine teeth cleaning from the comfort of her home on Tuesday. It is life-changing for the 101-year-old woman who has difficulty moving around.

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sage Dental, a leading dental service organization (DSO) committed to providing consistent, high-quality care, as well as non-clinical business and administrative ...