BMC Oral Health

Teledentistry and Distance Learning: Improving Access to Oral Health Care and Education

BMC Oral Health has launched a new collection in support of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 and SDG 10, which welcomes submissions that contribute to efforts to promote good health and wellbeing for all by using teledentistry and distance learning to improve access to oral health care and education. 

Please click the above link for further information and to submit to the collection.

Functional screening of a human saliva metagenomic DNA reveal novel resistance genes against sodium hypochlorite and chlorhexidine

Wigand et al. identify novel resistance genes against the antimicrobial agents sodium hypochlorite and chlorhexidine, which are used in dental practices and dental hygiene products, via functional screening of human saliva metagenomic DNA. 

Efficacy of a new-generation platelet-rich fibrin in the treatment of periodontal intrabony defects: a randomized clinical trial

Csifó-Nagy et al. investigate the clinical efficacy of new-generation platelet-rich fibrin for periodontal healing in treating intrabony defects.

January: Antimicrobial resistance

Microbial resistance has become a major threat to human health in the 21st century. In order to provide the public with a general understanding of the situation of drug-resistant pathogens, and to alert and prevent this threat, the BMC Series Journals dedicate their first focus issue in 2022 to research on antimicrobial resistance.

December: HIV

For World AIDS day, the BMC Series Journals dedicate this month's focus issue to research on HIV and AIDS highlighting recent advancements in understanding the biology of the disease, the continued breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment and also shed some light on what life with HIV is like.