coronavirus

Oral Health and COVID-19: A Two-Way Relationship

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus transmitted from person to...

Shils Awards Recognize Dental Leaders

The Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund recognized clinicians, executives, and other dental leaders...

Dental Students Join “Houses” to Maintain In-Person Contacts During the Pandemic

When the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry first closed its doors to all...

Congressional Dentists Ask CDC for Disinfectant Guidance

Five Congressmen who also are dentists wrote to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Toothbrushing Habits Linked With COVID-19 Spread

Poor oral hygiene measures such as sharing toothbrushes or toothpaste, keeping toothbrushes in the...

WHO Tweaks COVID-19 Dental Treatment Guidelines

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its “Considerations for the Provision of Essential...

ADA Calls for Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing at Dental Offices

Point-of-care testing to screen patients for chronic diseases and other medical conditions such as...

16% of UK Dental Practices Are in Financial Trouble

The Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert has found that 16% of dental practices in...

Creighton University Builds Two Negative Pressure Treatment Rooms

The Creighton University School of Dentistry has used a $100,000 federal grant to construct...

Marquette Dental Students Quarantined After Potential COVID-19 Exposure

Members of the Marquette University School of Dentistry’s second-year class have been put into...