The use of animal-assisted interventions in health-care settings is an evidence-based practice. There are two types of animal-assisted interventions used in health-care settings: animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and animal-assisted activities…

Jessica Fagan, RDH, BS, MA—a full-time faculty member at Carrington College in Sacramento, California—is blogging for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene about COVID-19. Physicians and other healthcare providers, scientists, and…

Altimmune Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that it is launching a collaboration with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) on the development of its single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, named AdCOVID

With the novel coronavirus possibly transmitted via aerosols, once dental practices reopen will dental hygienists need to wear N95 masks as the standard of care? N95 masks effectively filter airborne particles and have typically been…

While the past 6 weeks have been filled with sobering news and a complete change in the way Americans live their lives, a bright spot has emerged. According to Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide $186 million in additional funding to support state and local jurisdictions in responding to COVID-19.

Dental hygienists who are independent contractors (1099) are eligible to apply for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, which provides funds to strapped small businesses that may not need to be repaid. If you’re…

As evidence has shown that asymptomatic individuals with COVID-19 can shed the virus before becoming ill, scientists are now considering that the novel coronavirus is spread via fluid particles smaller than 5 microns. This would mean that…

Cleaning and sterilization or disinfection of reusable patient care instruments and devices are crucial elements of an effective infection control protocol. Rendering dental in­struments and devices safe for reuse is a multistep process…

With more than 6 million Americans applying for unemployment benefits and dental offices closed to traditional patients for the foreseeable future, what happens if you can’t pay your bills? The popular financial advice columnist Liz Weston…