"I want to try a new dentist, but I don't know what they'll do to me..."Working at a dental clinic, I often hear this from ...

For years, the phrase "I'd rather make a dentist appointment" has been shorthand for avoiding an unpleasant task. And let’s be honest—most people don’t look forward to sitting in the dentist’s chair.

As president of Charles River Dental in Boston, Mark A.H. Sivers, DMD, aims to make dental care as positive, painless, and downright relaxing as possible -- complete with warm neck wraps, eye pillows, ...

The field of dentistry is lagging on adopting evidence-based care and, as such, is rife with overdiagnoses and overtreatments that may align more with the economic pressures of keeping a dental ...

For parents of children with special health care needs, a routine trip to the dentist can be a daunting task. Faculty in the division of pediatric dentistry, assistant professor Dr. Katherine Fleming ...