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A Fast Track to Dental Careers
Colleges are exploring new educational pathways to strengthen the dental workforce amid persistent staffing shortages.
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Collaboration Is Key in Effort to Find a COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccine manufacturers have agreed to work together by sharing information and their clinical trial databases in the race to create an effective COVID-19 vaccine. The effort will include 100,000 volunteers and approximately six vaccine…
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Launches Virtual Dental Care Program
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have launched a virtual dental care program with The TeleDentists®.
Lyme Disease and Oral Health
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Much Remains Unknown About Managing Dental Aerosols
The American Dental Association (ADA) is warning dental providers about purchasing products designed to disinfect or eliminate dental aerosols, such as air filters and ultraviolet (UV) or UVC lights, as most practices begin to reopen for…
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Safety in the workplace is critical for oral health professionals and patients in the provision of care.
EPA Launches App of Disinfectants Effective Against the Novel Coronavirus
Making sure that your practice’s disinfectant is effective against SARS-CoV-2 is critical to protecting the health of clinicians and patients. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released List N Tool, a smartphone…
Immune-Regulating Drug Improves Gum Disease in Mice
The immune-suppressing drug used to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients, rapamycin, has been reported to reduce bone loss, inflammation and changes to oral bacteria in older mice with periodontal disease, according to a recent…
The Safe Use of Topical Anesthetics
Dental topical anesthetics are among the most common drugs used in patient care, but their risks and adverse reactions are not always well known; in addition, many practitioners are not well versed in United States Food and Drug…
ADA Provides Guidance on Fitting of N95 Masks
Oral health professionals located in areas with “moderate to substantial community transmission” of the novel coronavirus should wear N95 masks or respirators when performing procedures that increase the risk of transmission, such as those…
US Backs AstraZeneca Vaccine With $1.2 Billion Via Operation Warp Speed
The United States Department of Health and Human Services announced it has secured 300 million doses of an experimental vaccine created by AstraZeneca in partnership with Oxford University as part of Operation Warp Speed. The influx of cash…
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