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November 7, 2024
Orthodontics is often seen as a way to achieve a beautiful smile, but it offers so much more. Maria Karakousoglou, BDS, MS, explains how orthodontic care can improve speech, breathing and overall health while preventing chronic issues like jaw pain and even headaches.
October 30, 2024
When people with swallowing disorders also have poor oral health, they are at greater risk of serious health complications — including aspiration pneumonia. Dentists and speech-language pathologists encounter patients with swallowing disorders, including dysphagia, a condition that affects millions of Americans — particularly older adults. To ensure that dental students and speech-language pathology students […]
October 29, 2024
The School of Dentistry earned the first National Institutes of Health grant under its new Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research, addressing pain in patients with head and neck carcinoma.
October 10, 2024
Dental care is crucial for cancer patients and survivors to help reduce complications, improve treatment tolerance and enhance overall quality of life, according to oral medicine specialist Tiffany Tavares, DDS, DMSc.
October 4, 2024
Shivani Ruparel, PhD, associate professor of endodontics; Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor of endodontics; and Peter M. Loomer, DDS, PhD, MBA, professor and dean, all with the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, are quoted in this article. Read More
October 4, 2024
Shivani Ruparel, PhD, associate professor of endodontics; Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor of endodontics; and Peter M. Loomer, DDS, PhD, MBA, professor and dean, all with the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, are quoted in this article. Read More