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.

A new COVID-19 relief package has passed both the Senate and the House to help small business owners, independent contractors, and the self-employed who missed out on the initial round of funding provided by the Coronavirus Aid Relief and…

With most dental practices shuttered except for emergency treatment and many oral health professionals out of work, dentists are asking the United States Department of Health and Human Services to identify them as federally recognized…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home test for COVID-19. Created by LabCorp, the test had already received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for implementation in clinical settings. The…

Jessica Fagan, RDH, BS, MA—a full-time faculty member at Carrington College in Sacramento, California—is blogging for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene about COVID-19. If you’ve been watching the news, you may have seen news reports…

As the practice of dentistry comes with inherent risks in the era of COVID-19 due to the production of aerosols common in many dental treatments, the availability of widespread and rapid COVID-19 testing is integral to the ability of dental…

On April 17, the National Institutes of Health released study results that showed the antiviral drug remdesivir effectively decreased lung damage and clinical signs of COVID-19 in a population of monkeys.

Thirteen days after the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program was initially launched, it has run out of funds.