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Oral Sex Behaviors Impact HPV-Related Cancer Risks

A wide breadth of behaviors surrounding oral sex may affect the risk of oral...

More Than 50% of Tested Gowns Fail to Meet Protection Standards

More than 50% of the disposable isolation gowns that ECRI tested failed to meet...

Dentists Prescribed More Antibiotics During the Lockdown

One of the unintended consequences of the COVID-19 lockdowns in England earlier this year...

Researchers Develop Outpatient Protocol for Lower Jaw Fractures

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an outpatient treatment strategy for lower jaw...

Emergency Room Visits for Dental Problems Cost $2 Billion a Year

Patients who go to the emergency room to treat preventable dental conditions cost taxpayers,...

Fewer Than 1% of Dentists Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

While previous studies have said that dentists are at high risk for acquiring COVID-19,...

58.0% of Patients Afraid of Getting Infected at the Dentist

The pandemic has shaped how people interact with their dentist, reports DentaVox, which posted...

Dentists Face Greatest Risk of Infection in Employment Hazard Survey

Dentists face the greatest risk of infection and was have the third worst job...

WHO Continues Recommendations for Restricting Non-Essential Dental Care

In its latest recommendations, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises that routine non-essential oral...

Treatment Ensures Long-Term Implant Success After Sinusitis

Clinicians often use maxillary sinus augmentation, which grafts bone into the upper jaw, to...