In 2015, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) lowered the previously recommended range of optimally fluoridated water from 0.7 ppm to 1.2 ppm to simply 0.7 ppm. The DHHS also reaffirmed the safety and efficacy of…

While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that dental practices remain closed except for urgent or emergency treatment, it has updated its guidelines in light of the fact that offices in some states are…

As the COVID-19 virus began making an indelible mark on everyday life, a group of University of Florida (UF) Health leaders wrestled with an urgent issue: how to provide medical and dental visits while protecting patients and providers. 

Due to the continued difficulties in accessing personal protective equipment, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim guidance on the decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering…

While the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) continues to recommend that dental practices remain closed except for urgent or emergency procedures,  the organization has released “ADHA Interim Guidance on Returning to Work,” as…

Optimal pH levels help support remineralization and maintain homeostasis in the oral microbiome.

As dental offices remain closed in some states due to shelter-in-place orders, some clinics may never reopen once these orders are lifted. This is a concern of the Minnesota Dental Association (MDA).

More than 15 states have begun to allow dental practices to reopen for elective procedures, including Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,…

The fifth annual Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference scheduled for September 24-26, 2020 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A small study of patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan, China, showed that traces of the virus were still detected 5 weeks after symptoms initially presented. The study tested 56 patients with mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2…