If five states ban fluoride in drinking water, the costs to Medicaid for a significant increase in kids with cavities could ...

When public health measures are working as intended, most people don’t think twice about them. But one of the most effective ...

Dental caries, also known as tooth decay, is the most common chronic disease in children in the United States — and your child’s pediatrician, family doctor or nurse can play an important role in ...

Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the ...

In Alabama, recent school-based screenings show that more than one in five kindergarteners and nearly one in four third ...

Children who grew up with household dysfunction were more likely to have tooth decay in a new study, published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry on August 28. Also, children who experienced ...

Scientists have revealed a simple, low-cost solution to the most prevalent chronic disease among children: tooth decay. More than half of U.S. children aged between 6 and 9 have had a cavity in at ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A new report shows the number of children with tooth decay in California is the second highest in the country. Good oral health requires regular trips to the dentist. Coming ...

The No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children isn’t colds or flu. It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. Decay can start as soon as teeth appear in the mouth. By age 5, about 60 percent of ...

As a dentist treating children of various ages throughout every school district in Lancaster County, I have seen firsthand the pain and suffering caused by chronic tooth decay. Often the cause of ...

Cleveland, OH - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls tooth decay one of the most chronic infectious diseases for children. While tooth decay in all age groups for adults is declining, ...

Nearly 40 percent of people aged five and older in Rwanda are affected by untreated dental cavities, with children between ...