32+ min ago   (239+ words) by Mary Beth Versaci The September cover story of The Journal of the American Dental Association highlights the need to design scientific studies with the goal of translating findings into adoptable innovations. “Driving Emerging Technology to Clinical Impact” is the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (179+ words) American Dental Association Can AI correctly identify malignant, benign breast lesions? A novel artificial intelligence-based model could help clinicians diagnose early-stage breast cancer. In a study published in BMC Medicine, researchers developed a deep-learning model using radiologist-specific knowledge from radiologic…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (373+ words) American Dental Association Is mini robot the future of crown placement preparation? A novel dental device could potentially perform minimally invasive tooth preparation to help streamline dental restorations, according to a news release from the University of Basel in Switzerland....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (617+ words) Dental researchers, clinicians, industry leaders and other stakeholders gathered at the American Dental Association in Chicago for a summit focused on the potential for saliva-based tools to transition from emerging science into routine dental practice. The ADA Salivary Diagnostics Summit,…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (187+ words) by Mary Beth Versaci The Journal of the American Dental Association’s impact factor has risen nearly a full point — from 3.5 to 4.4, according to Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports for 2025, which were released June 17. JADA now ranks 19th among 165 journals in the dentistry,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (197+ words) American Dental Association Using saliva to trace sleep factors in forensics A salivary metabolic biomarker could aid in the forensic diagnosis of sleep deprivation and sleep restriction. In a study published in the Journal of Proteome Research, researchers randomly assigned…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (154+ words) by Mary Beth Versaci The ADA Forsyth Institute is the only dental research institute named to the Cure Innovation Index, the first evidence-based ranking of U.S. biomedical research institutions. The index, which sought to identify, measure and evaluate what it takes…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (352+ words) American Dental Association Ancient dental caries treatment evidenced in Neanderthal molar Researchers may have uncovered evidence of prehistoric dental care, possibly one of the earliest documented intentional interventions to remove dental decay. In a study published in PLOS One, the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (352+ words) by Mary Beth Versaci Programming at the ADA 2026 Scientific Session will reflect real clinical challenges dentists are navigating in their practices today, helping to provide clarity where evidence and guidance are evolving. “Continuing education at the Scientific Session will be…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (212+ words) American Dental Association Looking ahead to AI in oral oncology Researchers have explored the use of artificial intelligence in the early detection of head and neck cancer, according to a news article from Oral Health. In a study published in…...