The American Dental Association (ADA) has expressed its support of House Bill Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act (HR 7216), which provides a tax credit for small businesses to offset the expense of purchasing personal protective equipment…

A Phase 3 clinical trial on a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca in partnership with Oxford University was put on hold after a participant in the United Kingdom (UK)-based study developed severe spinal cord inflammation. The…

This information is from the article What Can I Recommend to Patients Who Abstain From Fluoride? By Erin Relich, RDH, BSDH, MSA. To read the article, click here.

Colibactin, a toxin produced by bacteria that often live in the gut, is linked to some cancer mutations.

This information is from the article Preventing the Spread of Mumps By Michelle Wood, RDH, MS and JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AFAAOM. To read the article, click here.

Patients are returning to the dental office, with 99% of practices open and patient volumes hovering at nearly 75% of pre-pandemic rates, according to the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute. This healthy recovery may be…

This information is from the article Genetic Disorders and Oral Health By Rebecca Maginot, MS, Vanchit John, BDS, MDS, DDS, MSD, Christopher Dvorak, MS, LCGC and Daniel Shin, DDS, MSD. To read the article, click here.

Research shows that those who experience the most severe COVID-19 symptoms are often obese. A recent meta-analysis of nearly 400,000 patients published in Obesity Reviews found that people with obesity and COVID-19 were 113% more likely to…

ADASRI, University of Pittsburgh to develop pain management guidelines in dentistry with focus on role of opioids.

Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has received a $1 million donation, as well as a team of Google fellows—including software engineers and researchers—at no cost to CMU, to support its COVID-19 forecasting project. The project,…