The heartbroken family of a 2-year-old boy who died after a visit to the dentist last year is suing the Arizona clinic, claiming that a staff member repeatedly muted the alarm on a heart monitor that ...

Missing or putting off dental appointments may seem harmless in the short term but over time those delays can have long term consequences – not just for your teeth but for your overall health. From ...

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 ...

A new poll finds that many parents who don’t receive proper professional guidance are less likely to take their children to the dentist early enough. Although the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. For years, the phrase "I'd rather make a dentist appointment" has been shorthand for ...

Everything from plaque, bad breath and irreversible bone loss will account for why you should be making those dreaded visits to the dentist. WSJ’s Angela Chen explains. Photo: Getty Dental ...