Rachael Link is a registered dietitian and health writer based in San Francisco. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Central Missouri and holds a master’s degree from New York ...

Researchers have developed a teeth-whitening powder that works with the vibrations of an electric toothbrush to safely remove ...

Lily Carroll, 11, was born with a cleft palate. She wanted braces so much that she pulled out six of her baby teeth. Cristi Carroll remembers the discussion she had with the first of three ...

Your Oct. 14 editorial “Smile and Say Price-Fixing” wrongly considers the merits of North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC. The issue is who should the public entrust to take care of ...

Dentistry can save your teeth, but it's difficult to know what's happening when you're in the chair. A dentist showed Insider what the process can look like from his point of view. Here's how he fixes ...

Oral hygienist Kyle Messier cleans a student's teeth in a storage closet in Maple Avenue Elementary in Claremont. You probably never would have guessed it, but one of the front lines of public health ...

I spent a large part of my childhood in a state of wild jealousy of my cousin Amy. Amy was delicate, blonde, and took horseback riding lessons and ballet class. I was husky, dark haired, and watched ...