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Unlicensed Dental Providers Put Patients and the Profession at Risk
Reports of unlicensed individuals performing dental procedures are on the rise, leaving patients financially and physically harmed…
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Real, Lasting Change Happens on the Patient’s Terms
True behavior change doesn’t happen because we tell patients what to do, but rather it happens when they discover their own reasons…
CMS Rule Cements the Importance of Oral and Systemic Health Integration
A new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy marks a major step toward integrating dentistry and medicine. By adding…
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Insight Into Why Some Develop Long-Haul COVID-19 Symptoms Is Evolving
One of the most confounding aspects of COVID-19 illness is why some people become gravely ill while others show no symptoms. Part of this conundrum is also why a percentage of those who recover from SARS-CoV-2 infection still face long-term…
State of Maine Exempts Oral Health Professionals From Its COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The final COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued by Maine’s Governor Janet Mills does not include dental healthcare providers due to evidence demonstrating that the state’s dental offices were not hot spots for the transmission of COVID-19. Other…
COVID-19 Treatment Once Administered Via Infusion Is Now Available as Injection
An antibody COVID-19 medication, Sotrovimab—created by GSK and Vir—that originally required administration via infusion can now be given as an intramuscular injection, significantly improving its ease of use. Data from a new study show the…
Dental Providers in Some Medicare/Medicaid Settings Must Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
The United States Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that all employees of healthcare facilities that accept payment from Medicare and/or Medicaid must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022. There is no…
US Increases Its Order of the Merck COVID-19 Antiviral Pill
The United States government committed to purchasing 1.7 million doses of molnupiravir—the Merck antiviral medication for COVID-19—in June, and has since increased its order by 1.4 million doses. Molnupiravir has been shown to decrease…
A Closer Look at the Trajectory of COVID-19’s Delta Surge
As the consistent growth in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant seems to have abated, an analysis of this deadly surge is now possible. The most significant takeaway is that the unvaccinated faced the highest rates of morbidity and…
Therapeutic Rinses May Help Curb Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
While therapeutic mouthrinse is often prescribed to help control oral biofilm and for other preventive uses, researchers continue to investigate whether such rinses may reduce or help neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in the oral cavity. A study by…
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