New research suggests that widespread mask wearing may curb transmission rates to manageable levels and prevent an additional wave of COVID-19 when combined with stay-at-home orders and social distancing. Published in Proceedings of the…

New patients are currently being enrolled in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s second clinical trial to study the drug remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19.

The intimate relationship between the microbiome and the host is dynamic and influenced by many environmental factors such as diet, tobacco usage, and stress.

Meetu C. Soni, DMD, BDS—a board-certified pediatric dentist in North Brunswick, New Jersey—is blogging for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene about COVID-19. In these trying times, providing dental care is stressful. Recommendations…

Dental hygienists routinely deal with prophylaxis of not only teeth, but a vast array of restorative materials. These restorations involve metallic, ceramic, polymeric, and composite materials that are part of the huge armamentarium…

UPDATE: 6/9/2020 | 8:30am The World Health Organization (WHO) is clarifying original statements made by Maria Van Kerkhove, PhD, an infectious disease epidemiologist, during a WHO press conference on June 8 about the risk of COVID-19…

Oral health professionals are exposed to infectious agents that can be transmitted to and from clinicians and patients. Fortunately, there are myriad strategies to maintain a safe environment—from effective surface disinfection to donning…

Colgate-Palmolive is hosting community activities, and providing support and assistance to the dental community during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The response and aftermath to the global COVID-19 pandemic may encourage significant changes to the practice of dentistry, according to Lisa Simon, DMD, a Fellow in Oral Health and Medicine Integration at the Harvard School of Dental…

A new article in the American Journal of Infection Control asserts that asymptomatic children with COVID-19 could serve as significant sources of transmission for the virus, and that healthcare professionals who treat children, such as…