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Sunstar and the International Federation of Dental Hygienists announce winners…
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Moderna Adjusts Vaccine Trial Protocol, Delays Start of Testing
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Researchers based in Wuhan, China found that testing oropharyngeal secretions reduced the number of false negative test results among those with COVID-19. The study looked at 75 patients who were being discharged from the hospital after…
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The ADHA Institute for Oral Health DentalCodeology Consortium Trailblazer Travel Grant
Applications for the DentalCodeology Consortium (DCC) Trailblazer Travel Grant are now being accepted.
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University of Toronto researchers have received a $1.5M grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to study the impact of cannabis use on the oral health of Indigenous populations.
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