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HSDM in the News
Dentists are pulling healthy and treatable teeth to profit from implant, experts warn
KFF Health News and CBS News, October 31, 2024
NightSide News Update
NightSide with Dan Rea on WBZ News Radio 1030, June 11, 2024
Electronic toothbrushes are better. But the right technique matters more.
Washington Post, June 7, 2024
Imagine if the government offered dental care. New federal rule could make that a reality.
USA Today, May 20, 2024
Bringing dental care to kids in schools is helping take care of teeth neglected in the pandemic
The Associated Press, April 4, 2024
Should you use a water flosser? Dentists explain the benefits
Today.com, April 2, 2024
Is that dental pain an emergency?
Harvard Health Publishing, April 1, 2024
Ready to give up the lead vest?
Harvard Health Publishing, March 18, 2024
One more reason to brush your teeth?
Harvard Health Publishing, February 26, 2024
How to Keep Your Teeth Strong
New York Times, February 12, 2024
After Reading This, You Might Stop Buying Plastic Toothbrushes
Outside, February 1, 2024
Rinse, brush, floss, scrape, and repeat
Harvard Health Publishing, February 1, 2024
I Tried to Find the Best Over-the-Counter Night Guards. Then I Spoke to Actual Dentists.
Good Housekeeping, January 27, 2024
Toothbrushing dramatically lowers death rates among certain patients, study finds
WBUR, January 5, 2023
AI May Be Just What the Dentist Ordered
Harvard Medicine News, December 4, 2023
Is sparkling water bad for your teeth?
The Washington Post, December 1, 2023
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Affiliates Discuss Disparities in Oral Health Care at Webinar
The Harvard Crimson, November 30, 2023
USC Professor Yang Chai Presented with Harvard School of Dental Medicine Goldhaber Award
The Harvard Crimson, October 18, 2023
Can Dental Therapists Ease the Dentist Shortage?
The Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2023
What color is your tongue? What's healthy, what's not?
Harvard Health Publishing, September 13, 2023
The Best Breath Mints for a Last-Minute Refresh
Spy, August 16, 2023
Tackling the Dental Care Desert
Harvard Magazine, July 27, 2023
University Professor Yang Chai wins 2023 Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s Paul Goldhaber Award
dentistry.usc.edu, June, 27, 2023
Led by students, a nascent climate movement is taking hold in medical education
STAT, April 26, 2023
Millions expected to lose dental care coverage after Medicaid review
NBC News, April 14, 2023
Tooth gems are sparking joy in Greater Boston
Boston Globe, March 17, 2023
What Dentists Wish You Knew
The New York Times, February 17, 2023
The gap between our teeth
The Harvard Gazette, February 8, 2023
Easy ways to keep inflammation in check
Harvard Health Publishing, February 1, 2023
Rethinking Medicare's "Medically Necessary" Dental Coverage
Health Affairs, January 6, 2023
7 things your dentist wants you to know
Harvard Health Publishing, January 1, 2022
What's the right way to brush your teeth?
Harvard Health Letter, November 23, 2022
The case for universal oral health coverage, according to a new WHO report
STAT, November 21, 2022
Pediatric Dentist Among 2022-23 White House Fellows
ADA, October 25, 2022
Harvard Dental School Launches New Residency Program in New Hampshire
Harvard Crimson, September 16, 2022
10 Under 10: Lessons Learned as Young Patient Shaped Seattle Dentist's Career
ADA, August 17, 2022
New Dental Residency Program to Bring Dentists to Rural Health Centers in N.H.
New Hampshire Public Radio, August 8, 2022
Braces aren't just for teens
Harvard Health Letter, July 1, 2022
A Call To Measure The Oral Disease Burden in Nursing Homes
Health Affairs Forefront, July 1, 2022
Study Finds Jaw Pain May Worsen During Menopause
Everyday Health, May 24, 2022
5 Things You Should Know About Dental Coverage and Medicare
AARP, April 22, 2022
Celebrating Yankee Ingenuity
Chronicle, WCVB-TV, February 8, 2022
How Health and Fitness Trackers Are About to Get a Lot More Granular
Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2022
Is It Finally Time for a Medicare Dental Benefit?
New England Journal of Medicine, October 20, 2021
Harvard’s Longwood Campus Carefully Readjusts to In-Person Life
Harvard Crimson, September 22, 2021
Is Carbonated Water Just as Healthy as Still Water?
The New York Times, September 14, 2021
Tooth loss truth: It’s no longer about the tooth fairy
Harvard Health Publishing, August 27, 2021
Stress, snacks, missed cleanings: The pandemic hurt our teeth. Here’s what to do.
The Washington Post, June 17, 2021
Less Drilling, Less Germ Spray: Dentistry Adapts to the Covid Era
The New York Times, February 9, 2021
Harvard Dental School Provides Free Dental Services for Children Amidst Pandemic
Harvard Crimson, February 9, 2021
Harvard Dental School to Reopen Former HUHS Dental Clinic
Harvard Crimson, December 10, 2020
School of Dental Medicine expands patient care, services
Harvard Gazette, December 9, 2020
Voting for Health Care
Harvard Medical School, October 6, 2020
Pandemic helps set new dean’s priorities
Harvard Gazette, September 8, 2020
Relief and Gratitude
Harvard Medical School, July 15, 2020
New dean for School of Dental Medicine
Harvard Gazette, April 23, 2020
Harvard dental student finds his niche in community care
Harvard Gazette, February 18, 2020
Interim dean of School of Dental Medicine appointed
Harvard Gazette, December 20, 2019
Drills, needles, and pain, oh my! Coping with dental anxiety
Harvard Health Blog, December 18, 2019
‘Integrating oral health and primary care can really help the health of this nation and of the world’
Harvard Gazette, December 6, 2019
Does your toothbrush have an app yet?
New York Times, October 11, 2019
Local dentist explains why vaping is dangerous for teeth
WCVB, News Channel 5, October 7, 2019
A new film claims root canals cause cancer. Don’t believe it, dentists say.
Guardian, February 4, 2019
10 dental grads give a nation something to smile about
Harvard Gazette, December 7, 2018
Filling gaps in knowledge, care
Harvard Gazette, November 13, 2018
Another Hurdle For Former Inmates: Their Teeth
The Marshall Project, June 28, 2018
How Receding Gums Can Totally Ruin Your Teeth
Prevention.com, June 7, 2018
Uncertain chapter in dental student’s life
Harvard Gazette, May 1, 2018
Making global health a collaborative effort
Harvard Gazette, March 28, 2018
Dean Donoff: A Dental School Fixture Across Decades
Harvard Crimson, February 22, 2018
Dental School Raises $10.1 Million, Passes Campaign Goal
Harvard Crimson, February 21, 2018
Study links gum disease to cancer in older women
Harvard Women's Health Watch, November 2017
Dentistry: the odd man out
KCRW, Second Opinion, September 17, 2017
Dental Schools Add An Urgent Lesson: Think Twice About Prescribing Opioids
NPR, All Things Considered, September 8, 2017
Dr. Walter Guralnick, 100; helped launch dental insurance in Mass.
Boston Globe, September 7, 2017
Could Your Next Doctor Be Your Dentist?
Slate, Aug 28, 2017
Top Dentists 2017: The Best Dentists in Greater Boston
Boston Magazine, August, 2017
It’s time to break down the wall between dentistry and medicine
STAT, July 17, 2017
Harvard School of Dental Medicine to fête 150 years
Harvard Gazette, July 17, 2017
Bones make hormones that communicate with the brain and other organs
Science News, June 21, 2017
The Roots of Dentistry at Harvard—HSDM Celebrates 150 Years
ADEA Bulletin of Dental Education, May 2017
'What Are These White Spots On My Teeth?!'
Women's Health, April 12, 2017
The World’s Top Dental Schools: 2017 Edition
Dentistry Today, March 10, 2017
Bridging The Dental Divide: Overcoming Barriers To Integrating Oral Health And Primary Care
Health Affairs Blog, January 19, 2017
Meet MGH’s 100-year-old doctor
The Boston Globe, January 5, 2017
100-year-old doctor still working at Mass General Hospital
WCVB Boston, January 4, 2017
Panel discusses challenges facing older adults seeking oral health care
ADA News, October 19, 2016
Give low-income residents access to dental care
The Boston Globe, June 7, 2016
Proper dental care should be a human right
The Boston Globe, May 24, 2016
Dental schools adopt strategy to combat opioid abuse
The Boston Globe, February 11, 2016
Dental Schools To Introduce Training On Opioid Abuse
WBUR, February 11, 2016
Northeastern and Harvard Are Combining Dentistry and Primary Care
Boston Magazine, January 20, 2016
Researchers launch a new model of healthcare that links nursing and dentistry
News @ Northeastern, January 20, 2016
The toothbrush that grows on trees
Atlas Obscura, December 23, 2015
Meeting Massachusetts’ urgent dental needs
The Boston Globe, November 25, 2015
Fluoride and a physical: Patients see docs at the dentist
The Boston Globe (STAT News), November 10, 2015
Narwhals: Their Tusks Act Like Sensors, Not Hunting Spears
Nature World News, November 2, 2015
The tusks of narwhals are actually teeth that are inside-out
BBC.com, October 26, 2015
Pulse of Longwood: Commuter of the week
The Boston Globe, September 15, 2015
The Dental Divide: Why So Many In N.H. Get Inadequate Care
New Hampshire Public Radio, September 7, 2015
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