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Multiple dental organizations are working with researchers and medical professionals to reduce cases of nonventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia, an effort initiated by the Dental Quality Alliance, according to the American Dental Association. 

Frequent dental visits appear to be tied to a lower risk for sessile serrated polyps, an abnormal tissue growth associated with bowel cancer, according to a study published in the American Gastroenterological Association Journals.

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Dentists should conduct routine visual and tactile exams for oral and oropharyngeal cancer with all patients, according to an American Dental Association resolution passed Sept. 9. 

Older adults and nursing facility residents with poor oral hygiene have an increased risk of health problems, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 

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