The North Carolina legislature passed SB 704-COVID-19 Recovery Act on May 4, which enables dentists to administer diagnostic and antibody tests for the novel coronavirus if the tests have approval or emergency authorization from the United…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on May 14 regarding the risk of false negative testing results with the Abbott ID Now test, which provides point-of-care diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. The test…

The American Dental Association Health Policy Institute released details from its Economic Impact of COVID-19 Tracking Poll for the week of May 4, which was completed by more than 6,700 private practice dentists. Some of the findings…

If employers have followed their state’s guidelines in addition to those outlined by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide a safe working environment, employees who refuse to return to work are not eligible…

During a Senate hearing on May 12, Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) pressed the head of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield, MD, to reconsider its guidelines regarding the closure of dental…

Thirty-nine states, as of May 12, have allowed dental practices to reopen for elective procedures, according to the American Dental Association. With almost half of dental practices in these states hiring back their full staff, unemployment…

As demand for the N95 respirator has grown during the pandemic due to its ability to filter small particle aerosols and large droplets, counterfeit versions have entered the market. The American Dental Association (ADA), in collaboration…

Parsa Zadeh, DDS, MAGD, FICOI—a Beverly Hills dentist specializing in implant and reconstructive dentistry for more than 30 years—shares his thoughts on how dental practices can treat patients safely. I was practicing dentistry…

The first at-home saliva test for COVID-19 received emergency authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration on May 8. The test, produced by RUCDR Infinite Biologics out of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey,…

As dental practices in many states begin to reopen for elective procedures, many dental hygienists are wondering whether it’s safe to provide oral health care when widespread testing for COVID-19 has yet to become available. For those who…