New studies demonstrate a relationship between blood type and COVID-19 susceptibility and/or severity. A Danish study found that individuals with O blood type were at a lower risk of contracting COVID-19 than those with other blood types.…

The Georgia School of Orthodontics (GSO) in Atlanta has chosen four children to receive complimentary orthodontic care through the school’s Gift of a Smile Program. Started in 2016 to celebrate the opening of GSO’s orthodontic clinic, the…

Many dental practices received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to help keep them afloat while they remained closed except for emergency treatment during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. If borrowers meet certain requirements,…

Stratford, CT, September 21, 2020—Palmero Healthcare announced the release of three new products designed to protect the healthcare professionals and their patients from microbes and airborne pathogens. The new foaming hand sanitizer from…

This information is from the article Can You Discuss Treatment for Black Hairy Tongue Besides Scraping? By Olga A.C. Ibsen, RDH, MS, FAADH. To read the article, click here.

After a participant in the Phase 3 clinical trial for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine became ill, the study was put on hold while the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board Read investigates the illness and determines whether it…

Ever since the pandemic hit, dentists have seen an increase in cracked teeth from patients suffering from Bruxism -- otherwise known as teeth grinding. An article from the New York Times says increased stress, reduced sleep and poor posture…

The appointment of Rena N. D’Souza, DDS, MS, PhD, as director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) was confirmed October 13 by Francis Collins, MD, PhD, director of the United States National Institutes of…

This information is from the article Pharmacotherapy in Patients With Heart Disease By Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD, FSCDH. To read the article, click here.

A new study from Australia shows that the novel coronavirus can remain infectious on fomites under research conditions for up to 28 days, whereas influenza only remains viable for 17 days. Published in the Virology Journal, results…