"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.

Despite the time-honored wisdom that we should visit a dentist for a checkup and cleaning every six months, many of us just ... don’t. According to the CDC, around 35% of Americans have not visited ...

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 ...

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, ...

Deciding if you should go to the dentist now is a personal choice — here’s what the WHO and the ADA have to say. If you’ve never been a fan of going to the dentist, then you may have an excuse to skip ...

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 ...