European researchers suggest that blood type may impact the risk of acquiring COVID-19 as well as the severity of symptoms once infected. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study examined the genes of more than 4,000…

A review of the literature published in Function suggests that mouthrinses may be able to penetrate the lipid envelope that encases the novel coronavirus and its spike glycoproteins that cause the infection. The review notes that…

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP) has created a new, living document to help oral health professionals implement the guidelines for the safe reopening of dental practices provided by the United States Centers for…

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its Guidance for Dental Settings on June 17. The changes encompass waiting periods prior to disinfection and timeline of when to report COVID-19 symptoms. The…

With 90% of dental practices now open for elective procedures, according to data from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute, most oral health professionals are back to work. However, anxiety remains about the safety of…

New evidence out of Oxford University shows the use of an inexpensive steroid, dexamethasone, can decrease the number of deaths in those with COVID-19. The United Kingdom-based study found that the drug reduced deaths among one-third of…

Due to widespread confusion as to which N95 respirators can be safely decontaminated and reused, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reissued specific emergency use authorizations (EUA) to clearly delineate ones that…

While SARS-COV-2, the cause of our current pandemic, can exert severe health repercussions for those who become ill from infection, not all coronaviruses are so deadly. This is why it’s such good news that researchers from the National…

Securing enough personal protective equipment and other supplies needed to practice safely during a global pandemic has been challenging for dental practices across the nation. In order to speed up the process of procuring such supplies…

The typical stability of the dental practice business model makes it the profession to watch for insight into our economic recovery, according to the New York Times. Private dental offices experienced a catastrophic hit with the COVID-19…