It’s time for the third installment of “Dental Blogs: The Week in Review.” If you missed last weeks post, you can view it here: Dental Blogs: The Week in Review (August 16-23, 2009). So, without further ado, here’s the weekly roundup of interesting blog posts from around the Dental Blog Community for the week of August 24-28, 2009…

This week, I’m featuring ADA.org, the home of the American Dental Association. ADA.org is among the top dental-related websites on the internet both in terms of popularity and in terms of credibility. Therefore, I consider it the perfect candidate for this honor.

Choosing the right dentist for you and your family should involve careful consideration. As with anything, do your homework before jumping into the dentist’s chair. You wouldn’t select your family doctor without proper research, and the dentist should be no different. To make the process of finding and selecting the right dentist a little easier [...]

The American Dental Association(ADA) today released a statement stressing the importance of exceptionally good oral hygiene during pregnancy. This announcement comes as no surprise as the dental community has for several years now been exposing the explicit link between oral health and overall health. However, the link between oral health in pregnant mothers and the [...]

A new study released by the Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA) reports that A New Zealand-led research team found that young adults who were regular cannabis (marijuana) smokers had a higher incidence of periodontal disease by age 32. This doesn’t surprise me in the least. I guess it’s just one more reason to avoid [...]