"He hides his smile in every school photo," Jayden's mother told me, holding up a picture of her 6-year-old son.

Learn tips and strategies for easing your child’s anxiety and ensuring their first dental visit is a positive and educational ...

I first met Jayden – not his real name – as a patient at the University of Florida community dental outreach program in Gainesville, Florida. Jayden had visible cavities on his front teeth – dark ...

Florida is the latest state to restrict fluoride additives in public drinking water, after Gov. DeSantis signed the bill into ...

The costs - and pain - associated with poor oral health care has become a huge burden on families and the health system - so how can parents get it right for their kids - and encourage good dental ...

A simple swipe of fluoride varnish in schools is emerging as a powerful, cost-effective tool to fight childhood cavities and ...

“In patients who have had a history of fluoride in their water, their teeth are just better. They need to see me less,” she ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to push for curbs on fluoride in drinking water.