A newly validated survey reveals mixed patient attitudes toward dentists and dental hygienists administering vaccines while highlighting the profession's growing role in disease prevention and public health.
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As dental offices remain closed in some states due to shelter-in-place orders, some clinics may never reopen once these orders are lifted. This is a concern of the Minnesota Dental Association (MDA).
Dental Practices in Some States Begin to Reopen for Elective Procedures
More than 15 states have begun to allow dental practices to reopen for elective procedures, including Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,…
Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference Postponed to 2021
The fifth annual Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference scheduled for September 24-26, 2020 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Novel Coronavirus Still Detected 5 Weeks After Symptoms Emerge
A small study of patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan, China, showed that traces of the virus were still detected 5 weeks after symptoms initially presented. The study tested 56 patients with mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2…
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Impact of the Global Pandemic on a University Dental Department
The pandemic that has enveloped the entire globe has become so complete that it is hard to remember that not long ago we were living our “normal” lives.
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With each passing day, it feels as if there are more questions than answers. This is partly because there is still so much we don’t know about this strain of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.
Dental Hygiene Professor Finds Way to Motivate Students
When the dental hygiene program moved classes online to help stop the spread of COVID-19, Julie Bencosme, RDH, MA, CHES, associate professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College in Bronx, New York,…
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