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Ryan Thrower, DMD, an orthodontic resident at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland is the first oral health professional in the United States and possibly the world to administer a COVID-19 vaccine. Thrower injected…
Policy Changes Lead to Significant Drop in Dental Opioid Prescriptions
In January 2018, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare, changed its reimbursement policy regarding dental opioid prescriptions to patients age 20 and younger with significant results. New data demonstrate a 45% decrease in the number of…
U-M Engineers Help Dental Clinic Practice Safely During the Pandemic
The risk of COVID-19 transmission via dental aerosols is a conundrum faced by dental practices across the United States. The dental clinic at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor is no exception. With 40…
Vaccine Development Continues as More Enter Distribution Phase and Clinical
With new hope emerging in the global pandemic by the roll out of two mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna, additional vaccines are entering the market and undergoing testing in large clinical trials. AstraZeneca’s COVID-19…
Regular Oral Healthcare May Protect Against Severe COVID-19 Illness
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The $900 billion stimulus package recently passed by Congress to help Americans and businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic includes provisions for dental practices. According to the American Dental Association, the most relevant relief…
The Pulse Oximeter, a Key COVID-19 Tool, Is Less Effective in Black Patients
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NIH Devotes Millions to COVID-19 Testing and Tracking
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is pouring more than $107 million into new and innovative solutions to COVID-19 testing and tracking. The funds will support the development of a new platform that can be used during the novel…
New Mutations to the Novel Coronavirus Won’t Hurt Vaccine Effectiveness
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