The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) characterizes an exposure-prone procedure as any that poses a risk of percutaneous injury to providers due to limited visibility or confinement within an anatomical site.…

According to a poll conducted by the American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute, 35.8% of dental practices are looking to hire dental assistants, 28.8% are searching for dental hygienists, 26.5% have open administrative…

Actinobac Biomed, a company founded by Rutgers School of Dental Medicine researcher Scott Kachlany, PhD, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to begin a Phase I clinical trial.

The global pandemic has led to more than 600,000 deaths in the United States, but COVID-19’s reach is even greater, as a significant increase in mortality rates for heart disease and diabetes has been revealed. In 2020, death rates for…

While hundreds of Americans still die each day due to COVID-19, the overall death rate has dropped 90% since its height in January 2021. However, people who are unvaccinated remain the most vulnerable to severe morbidity and mortality due…

Periodontal disease and poor oral hygiene may be a more accurate predictor for COVID-19 severity than other risk factors, a study has found.

With children ages 12 to 17 now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, many families have jumped at the chance to protect their older kids from SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, what about children younger than 12? Pfizer is now starting another…

Delta Dental Plans Association will deploy the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Dental Plan Survey.

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that Facebook groups responsible for spreading misinformation about the global pandemic had high levels of automated software link sharing, an indicator that bots are behind the data…

A recent report composed by a United States government laboratory suggests the theory of COVID-19 originating from a leak in a Wuhan, China-based lab is possible and warrants additional study. The report’s conclusion is based on a genomic…