I AM a new freshman in college. I left for college a week and a half ago, and my girlfriend

PART OF the inspiration that led me to begin writing this weekly column more than seventeen years ago came from

-Soft, hard, or medium A TOOTHBRUSH is merely a device intended to physically clean all the accessible plaque off the

-specialist in ‘supervised neglect’I may as well have said: “Live in fear!” Some had already lost their upper teeth and

-specialist in ‘supervised neglect’I may as well have said: “Live in fear!” Some had already lost their upper teeth and

‘This Rule states that the total time spent cleaning the mouth during every 24 hours must be equal to the

The dentist advises I RECALL a dental colleague once telling me that every time he polishes the teeth of a

OUR SMILES and oral health can be improved. Unlike Cro-Magnon man, the Etruscans, or George Washington, we have choices, albeit

MY DEEP concern lies in the fact that people with gum disease are, in fact, potentially seriously ill and do

EARLY HUMANS were susceptible to one of the same beliefs we hold dear today: healthy teeth mean youth, health, vigour,