Dental hygienist to the canine community, Tsawwassen's Roz Rickards, with her dog Bianca, says her calm gentle approach to treatments eliminates the need for anesthetics which can be harmful to pets.

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to up to two years in prison for failing to take his son to the dentist when he tried to pull his rotting teeth.

Ashley Zantkovsky, a Puyallup dental assistant and volunteer at the Pierce County Dental Society's 20th annual Children's Dental Health Day, helps teach Taylor Bender, 5 of Orting, proper tooth-brushing technique at the South Hill Mall in Puyallup on Saturday.

Dr. George Lee checks out some final scheduling details with office assistants Cheryl Fountain and Kathy Traylor.

Three-year-old Gianna Battagalia was very nervous, walking into the office for her first visit at Advanced Dental Care, but with the help of the Tooth Fairy's assistant she was soon sitting in the dental chair and showing the dentist how well she can brush her teeth.

The results indicated that exposure to excessive fluoride resulted in the increase of apoptosis in rat brains and SH-SY5Y cells, in which one of the mechanisms might be activating JNK phosphorylation.

Free check-ups offered at Children's Community Dental Day. Children without dental insurance were able to get free dental check-ups in Pasco on Saturday.

Dental hygiene students work on patients in a dental hygiene clinic at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem Township, Pa.

"Nothing looks bad," said Dr. Lance Miller after examining the 4-year-old's teeth during the American Dental Association's Give Kids a Smile Program offered by the staff at Robinson & Prijic Family Dental Associates, 1714 N. Randall Ave.

An eastern Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to one to two years in prison after his teenage son tried to pull out his own teeth because he hadn't been taken to a dentist.

Dr. Brad Johnson lets Nate McLain, 14, of Bend, know his X-rays look good and he is cavity-free during a dental visit at Contemporary Family Dentistry on Friday in Bend.

Filthy conditions, unknown chemicals and a pill press covered in ecstasy: this is what a drug lab looks like.

Darlyn Diaz, 8, of Whitehall, has her teeth cleaned by dental hygienist Dona Demott Friday morning at Lehigh Vallley Hospital in Allentown.

Owen Garcia, 4, of Manitowoc, looks at his teeth in the mirror after dental hygienist Cheryl Finnel cleaned his teeth at Midwest Dental in Manitowoc on Friday.

One of the primary sources of fluoride exposure is not fluoridated drinking water but non-organic foods, due to the high amounts of fluoride-based pesticide residues on these foods.

Why is it every time President Obama gives a speech, I feel like I'm being lectured to by some... SUSLA dental hygienist student Shelby Jolley checks over Jaylan Williams during the Give Kids a Smile event hosted by the Louisiana Dental Association and held at Southern University at Shreveport Metro Center.

Divided by emotions and science, Pinellas County commissioners decided to stop adding fluoride to drinking water in a series of tense 4-3 votes.

Dr. Katherine Varchenko cleans Jaron Gordon's teeth during a free cleaning event held at Aesthetic Dentistry of Jersey Shore in Ocean Township Friday.

Dental professionals want to remind people that oral hygiene is important for everyone and to help make sure that kids have access to dental care, dentists across the country are participating in the 10th anniversary for "Give Kids a Smile". They say it's important for kids to have access to quality care early and this is a great way to give back.

When Bill Roberts retired in 2010 after 44 years as a Conyers dentist, his passion for the profession didn't end.