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Patient Volumes Stabilize Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Patient volumes appear to have stabilized at volumes lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to...

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...

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...