Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are providing local public health officials across Wisconsin with zip code-level data on the susceptibility of residents to severe complications from COVID-19.

Proper ergonomics may be optimally maintained through the utilization of magnification, correct positioning of the patient and operator, and the use of an ergonomically correct chair, such as a saddle style or exercise ball.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently revoked its emergency authorization of several KN95 masks because they could not meet the minimum particle filtration requirement of 95%. They include KN95 masks manufactured by…

According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, 3 million people in the United States have implants. This number is expected to grow by 500,000 each year. As the number of patients with implants continues to rise, so does the risk…

A recent survey of more than 2,300 medical residents in the greater New York area found that ophthalmology residents in addition to emergency medicine and anesthesiology residents were at the greatest risk of COVID-19 infection.…

A $4 million gift from the W. M. Keck Foundation will help scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC explore how the new coronavirus is transmitted, develop treatments, and work with public health officials to curtail its spread.

The North Carolina legislature passed SB 704-COVID-19 Recovery Act on May 4, which enables dentists to administer diagnostic and antibody tests for the novel coronavirus if the tests have approval or emergency authorization from the United…

The ADEA Advocate reports Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont issued an executive order on April 22 that temporarily added dentists to the definition of “telehealth provider” under the state’s laws. 

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on May 14 regarding the risk of false negative testing results with the Abbott ID Now test, which provides point-of-care diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. The test…

 The Department of Education (ED) has released $3 billion in funding to states to address the unmet needs of the educational community caused by COVID-19 disruptions