A national poll conducted by Abacus Data for the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association reports many Canadians have delayed dental hygiene care since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

According to the Federal Register, the United States Department of Health and Human Services has adjusted which professions are allowed to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to encompass additional healthcare providers, such as dentists,…

Investigators continue to better understand why the novel coronavirus has experienced so many mutations in a short period of time. For example, a coronavirus most often mutates about twice per month, but B117, the United Kingdom-based…

This information is from the article Encouraging Sealant Use by Iwonka Eagle, RDH, MS. To read the article, click here.

A new WalletHub survey that compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 26 key indicators of oral health to determine where people have the healthiest teeth and gingiva ranks Wisconsin as the state with the best oral health,…

This information is from the article The Use of Miswak to Improve Oral Health Outcomes by Maria Mirakhmedov, RDH, BSDH; Sarah Laredo, RDH, BSDH; Anh Nguyen, RDH, BSDH; Faizan Kabani, PhD, MBA, MHA, RDH, FAADH; Lisa Mallonee, MPH, RDH, RD,…

A new drug, molnupiravir, designed to treat COVID-19 illness is currently in clinical trials with early-stage results recently released. The pill, which does not require refrigeration and is taken orally, showed efficacy at eliminating…

Comprising a large and fast-growing group of medications with diverse therapeutic targets, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have a wide-ranging variety of current and potential therapeutic applications. The first mAb was generated in 1975, and…

A Reuters poll of 1,000 Americans found the majority want to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, and they support restrictions regarding travel, workplace, and lifestyle for those who decline COVID-19 vaccines. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has…

A study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association has found adolescents and young adults were prescribed more opioids after dental procedures in an Appalachian college of dentistry than older patients.