The Tooth Fairy Continues to Instill Good Oral Health Habits in Children

This National Tooth Fairy Day, Delta Dental reminds families and caregivers of the role the Tooth Fairy can play in teaching children about oral health. While 72% of parents surveyed said they struggle with getting their child to brush their teeth, one in three parents agreed that Tooth Fairy visits are a positive way to … Read more

In this dire economy, even the Tooth Fairy is pinching pennies

By Saeed Ahmed – CNN Getting the Tooth Fairy to pony up in this sagging economy has been like pulling teeth. A recent survey found that the national going rate has seen a 40-cent decline this year: From $3 to $2.60. What’s worse? A full 10% of kids are reaching under their pillows … and coming up … Read more

America’s Toothfairy celebrates 5th anniversary

From left: Mike Cohen, Mike Orecchia, David Lang and Dan Parrilli. (DTI/Photo Mark Eisen, DTA) Mar 1, 2011 | USA by Fred Michmershuizen, Dental Tribune America CHICAGO: Hundreds of dental industry leaders were on hand during the Midwinter Meeting as National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF), known as America’s Toothfairy, held its fifth anniversary celebration … Read more

The whole tooth and nothing but the tooth

Mey Alhabib’s mice just might put the Tooth Fairy out of business. Alhabib (SDM’12,’14),a postdoctoral student and endodontic resident at BU’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, and her research supervisor, George Huang, the Herbert Schilder Chair in Endodontics and director of the school’s postdoctoral program in endodontics, have begun regenerating two major human … Read more