AS our life span increases, the exposure of aged individuals to routine dental care will no doubt increase. This is

NUMEROUS international reports have established and even confirmed that there is a global trend of increased longevity among the elderly,

WHEN amalgam was first introduced in the United States in 1833, many dentists were outraged at the suggestion of installing

RESEARCH has shown that nearly 45 percent of any population exhibits sufficient fear of dental treatment and that their oral

A FEW years ago, the American Dental Association, of which I am a member, held its annual convention, which thousands

CONVENTIONAL dentistry has certainly helped a significant number of people to enjoy good dental function for many years now because

I AM often surprised by how many people still believe in falsehoods associated with dentistry. In fact, dental myths remain

EVERY year, tens of thousands of Guyanese needlessly suffer from a broad range of preventable illnesses. Less serious conditions such

BELOW, we share responses to some common questions asked about root canals: Who would not want a toothache to disappear

FROM the time I became a practicing dentist more than three decades ago, the thing I fear most in this