Dentists now have until September 13 to apply for financial help from the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Enhanced Provider Relief Fund Payment Portal. This is the third extension of the application deadline.…

As countries across the globe—including the United States—struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, many have instituted quarantine regulations to prevent visitors from bringing in the virus. And some of these regulations have teeth. A…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to encourage the development of new tests for SARS-CoV-2 in the fight to contain COVID-19. Thus far, the FDA has issued emergency use authorizations for 221 tests of which 179…

Officials from China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced that it has been vaccinating essential workers—including border control agents and healthcare providers—against infection with the novel coronavirus since July 22. Developed…

The following clinical model was developed in response to the local and global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthodontic residency education. Specifically, this model was created in anticipation of a significant interruption in the…

Prior to COVID-19, flu shots were most often administered in October to ensure the vaccination would last throughout flu season. In the midst of a global pandemic, this recommendation has changed, and public health experts now suggest…

After an intense review of initial COVID-19 case reports from Wuhan, China, a group of scientists, who used the renewal theory in probability to address recall bias, suggests that the SARS-CoV-2 incubation period is more like 7.76 days, not…

New polling data from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (ADA HPI) demonstrate that dentistry’s recovery following the shutdown of practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic is continuing at a steady clip. Results of an…

Citing the absence of strong data showing effectiveness, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to wait on issuing an emergency authorization for a blood plasma treatment for COVID-19. The treatment involves…

The state of Virginia recently released COVIDWISE, a contact-tracing app designed to alert Virginia residents when they have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 in order to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The app relies on…