Several states are considering bills that would create a new midlevel position in dentistry called dental therapists or advanced dental hygiene practitioners. AP BOSTON — Need a tooth pulled or a ...

A woman has filed a lawsuit against a dentist in Kentucky for allegedly pulling the wrong teeth and trying to cover up the mistake by falsifying her dental records, according to a story published on ...

Dear Dr. Reitz: I am 35 years old and scared to death of dentists, which is why I have not been to a dentist since I graduated from high school. When I was a child, my parents took me to the dentist, ...

Experts recommend getting a dental checkup twice a year. Julia Burmistrova/Moment via Getty Images Donald Chi: Low-income people often have difficulty finding and accessing dental care. That ...

If you’re like most Americans, you probably think getting a tooth filled is about as much fun as undergoing a colonoscopy. But oral health is no less an important part of staying healthy. Untreated ...

FLORENCE, Ky. – A father says a Florence dentist discriminated against his daughter because she has ADHD and he filed a complaint, claiming the situation was entirely the dentist's fault. WHAT is ...

Remember the tale of the jilted Polish dentist who pulled all the pearly whites from the mouth of her ex-boyfriend? Turns out the story has no teeth. The report that dentist Anna Mackowiak removed all ...

An Alaskan dentist accused of fraudulently billing Medicaid and needlessly sedating patients was also found to have pulled a patient’s tooth while riding on a wheeled "hoverboard" scooter. Dentist ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A United Kingdom woman took matters into her own hands and tried to extract her own tooth after she could ...

To have a bad tooth quit hurting reminded me how fortunate I am. Being pain-free is not an equal opportunity state of being. Dental care is out of reach for too many Americans, unless we break with ...