While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that dental practices remain closed except for urgent or emergency treatment, it has updated its guidelines in light of the fact that offices in some states are…

Due to the continued difficulties in accessing personal protective equipment, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim guidance on the decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering…

While the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) continues to recommend that dental practices remain closed except for urgent or emergency procedures,  the organization has released “ADHA Interim Guidance on Returning to Work,” as…

More than 15 states have begun to allow dental practices to reopen for elective procedures, including Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,…

A small study of patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan, China, showed that traces of the virus were still detected 5 weeks after symptoms initially presented. The study tested 56 patients with mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2…

The pandemic that has enveloped the entire globe has become so complete that it is hard to remember that not long ago we were living our “normal” lives.

With each passing day, it feels as if there are more questions than answers. This is partly because there is still so much we don’t know about this strain of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.

Good news on the vaccine front. Researchers in China report positive results of a new COVID-19 vaccine among a population of rhesus macaque monkeys.

With approximately 3,500 cases of COVID-19 and 34 fatalities in the state of Utah, Governor Gary Herbert announced on April 22 that dental practices and medical facilities performing elective procedures are free to reopen.

There is no doubt that COVID-19 has drastically impacted the practice and business of dentistry.