Routine spore testing confirms sterilizer performance, safeguards patients, and keeps dental practices compliant with CDC and OSHA standards.
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Medicaid Cuts Push Dentists Out and Patients Pay the Price
Cut reimbursement, lose dentists. Who pays the price when Medicaid access disappears?
Arizona’s Oral Preventive Assistant Debate: Expanding Access or Lowering the…
Arizona wants dental assistants cleaning teeth with less training. Will patients pay the price?
Kentucky Tables Assistant Scaling Proposal as Practice Act Moves Forward…
Kentucky’s assistant-scaling proposal is off the table. Here’s what the Board of Dentistry’s decision means.
Solmetex, LLC Acquires ReLeaf
MARLBOROUGH, MA and VANCOUVER, WA – January 9, 2026 – Solmetex, LLC, a leading provider of dental consumables and equipment, today…
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Debate Begins on Addressing Equity With the New COVID-19 Pill
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Implant Surfaces Are Integral to Successful Treatment Outcomes
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Emerging Models of Care Seek to Improve the Oral Health of All Americans
We know how to improve oral healthcare. It’s putting it into practice that can be problematic.
COVID-19 and Alzheimer Disease Share a Genetic Link
New research recently published in Brain has found the risk for severe COVID-19 illness and Alzheimer disease share a similar immune reaction to viruses. This association lies in the oligoadenylate synthetase 1 gene, which raises the risk…
FDA Approves Booster Shots for Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
While booster shots for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September, the jury was still out on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. On October 14, the FDA approved booster shots…
Scientists Who Publicly Discuss COVID-19 Face Abuse, Threats
Survey results recently published in Nature found that of the 321 scientist respondents, 22% had endured threats of physical or sexual violence and 15% had received death threats after speaking, commenting, or publishing about COVID-19. A…
California Allows Dentists to Apply for License to Give Rapid COVID-19 Tests
In the state of California, providers who want to administer rapid COVID-19 tests must apply for a laboratory license. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed legislation allowing licensed dentists in the state to apply for such a…
ORAPHARMA LAUNCHES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND MYPERIOHEALTH PATIENT EDUCATION APPLICATION FOR PERIODONTAL…
OraPharma, a leading oral care company, today announced the U.S. launch of the MyPerioHealth app, a first-of-its kind interactive oral health educational tool that allows patients in conjunction with their dental professionals a quick and…
Of the Lives Lost Due to COVID-19 Since June, Many Could Have Been Saved With Vaccination
An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation has found that at least 90,000 deaths due to COVID-19 since June could have been saved if these Americans had been vaccinated. Fifty percent of these deaths happened in September. The brief also…
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