While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced dental practices to close— leaving many dental hygienists unemployed—there are always bright spots.

A newly developed mouthguard may help detect the early signs of caries and periodontitis, according to a team of Chinese researchers. The study, “A Transparent, Wearable Fluorescent Mouthguard for High‐Sensitive Visualization and Accurate…

Vaccine manufacturers have agreed to work together by sharing information and their clinical trial databases in the race to create an effective COVID-19 vaccine. The effort will include 100,000 volunteers and approximately six vaccine…

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have launched a virtual dental care program with The TeleDentists®.

Lyme disease—which is spread via tick bite—is the most common vector-borne disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi in the United States.

The American Dental Association (ADA) is warning dental providers about purchasing products designed to disinfect or eliminate dental aerosols, such as air filters and ultraviolet (UV) or UVC lights, as most practices begin to reopen for…

Safety in the workplace is critical for oral health professionals and patients in the provision of care.

Making sure that your practice’s disinfectant is effective against SARS-CoV-2 is critical to protecting the health of clinicians and patients. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released List N Tool, a smartphone…

The immune-suppressing drug used to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients, rapamycin, has been reported to reduce bone loss, inflammation and changes to oral bacteria in older mice with periodontal disease, according to a recent…

Dental topical anesthetics are among the most common drugs used in patient care, but their risks and adverse reactions are not always well known; in addition, many practitioners are not well versed in United States Food and Drug…