Researchers based in Wuhan, China found that testing oropharyngeal secretions reduced the number of false negative test results among those with COVID-19. The study looked at 75 patients who were being discharged from the hospital after…

While the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed the recommendation to wait 15 minutes after aerosol-generating procedures have been performed before disinfecting the operatory from its guidelines, the American…

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which has provided loans to small businesses (some of which need not be paid back) to help weather the COVID-19 pandemic, still has $130 billion of unspent funds. The deadline to apply for those funds…

Applications for the DentalCodeology Consortium (DCC) Trailblazer Travel Grant are now being accepted. 

University of Toronto researchers have received a $1.5M grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to study the impact of cannabis use on the oral health of Indigenous populations.

Celiac disease (CD) is a hereditary, autoimmune disease induced by a reaction to gluten.

The number of COVID-19 cases across more than half of the United States continues to rise.

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) installed new officers for the upcoming year during the ADHA’s House of Delegates on June 14, 2020.

A study led by Scottish researchers has found early exposure to sweet tastes predicts similar food preferences (ie, eating behaviors) later in life, and is also associated with higher caries rates and childhood obesity.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced dental practices to close— leaving many dental hygienists unemployed—there are always bright spots. Have you done something to offer light during these dark times? If so, Dimensions wants to know! From…