A cluster randomized trial of more than 9,600 participants in Malawi, a nation in South Central Africa, found that women who chewed xylitol gum during pregnancy experienced a reduction in preterm birth and low birth weight babies.…

When the federal government announced that private health insurers would cover the cost of up to eight at-home rapid COVID-19 tests per month for their policyholders on January 15, Medicare was not included—leaving millions of Americans out…

While 13 states have passed legislation allowing licensure of dental therapists, red tape often impedes the ability of states to get these midlevel practitioners into the workforce. Pew Charitable Trusts reports that the National…

On January 13, the Supreme Court struck down the federal government’s requirement that companies with more than 100 employees either mandate COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing. However, businesses may still want to test employees as a…

Today, Premier® Dental, a global developer and manufacturer of dental and medical products, announces the launch of izzo™, an innovative new direct to consumer initiative designed to elevate at-home oral care. izzo™ is the first and only…

Florida Healthy Kids—a public-private partnership that offers low-cost health and dental insurance for children ages 5 to 18 who reside in the state of Florida—will continue its contract with DentaQuest to provide dental managed care to…

On December 27, 2021, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shortened the recommended amount of quarantine time for those with COVID-19 from 10 days to 5 days. But how are you to know whether you are still contagious…

While the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine series received full approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) back in August 2021, the agency gave the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines the same green light on January 31, 2022.  The…

Candid, a clear aligner company, announces that it is closing its direct-to-consumer business, as well as all 45 Candid Studios. The company is now entirely focused on growing its nationwide network of CandidPro dentists and empowering them…

A study found that those with long COVID-19 illness (symptoms lasting more than 30 days post-infection) had lower levels of immunity-enhancing gut bacteria, such as Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Roseburia…