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Fluoride Frenzy

Fluoride is under fire. Again. Last August, the National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), released a headline-grabbing report detailing an association between fluoride exposure and children’s

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Delta Dental of Illinois: Fostering Equity in Dentistry

For the past three years, Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation has provided scholarships to exceptional Hispanic students pursuing careers in dentistry through the Hispanic Dental Association Foundation (HDAF).

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Inclusive dental clinic ‘a home’ for patients

The recently opened Inclusive Care Clinic at the UIC College of Dentistry is not your typical dental clinic. Its focus is to care for patients with physical, developmental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive or emotional conditions.