Finland Uses Dogs to Sniff Out the Novel Coronavirus at Helsinki Airport
In efforts to keep SARS CoV-2 out of the small Northern European country, Finnish public health officials are using dogs trained to recognize the smell of the novel coronavirus at the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to identify passengers who may…
Researchers Unearth Pocket in the SARS-CoV-2 Virus That May Aid Treatment
An electron cryo-microscopy of the novel coronavirus’ infamous “spike” revealed a small pocket containing linoleic acid (LA) buried deep within it. A polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid, LA is involved in inflammation and immune modulation,…
Legendary Dental Educator Arthur A. Dugoni, DDS, MSD, Passes Away at 95
Arthur A. Dugoni, DDS, MSD, who transformed the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry into one of the nation’s preeminent institutions during his 28 years as dean, died September 23 at his home in Palo Alto, California. He was 95.…
CDC Awards $7 Million for Pilot Project to Reduce Chronic Disease by Advancing Health Equity
50 high-burden communities will be selected to address social determinants of health.
Study Assesses Medicament Released Using Chewing Gum Delivery
A University of Bristol study assessed how much xylitol is released in medicated chewing gum by using a robot to replicate human chewing motion. This development may provide opportunities to refine drug release from gum via this delivery…
Hydrogel Biomaterials May Help Restore Salivary Glands and Lost Facial Tissue
Two University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) projects have received funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to continue studies of hydrogel therapies. The teams hope the projects will lead to…
Research Shows Many Healthcare Professionals With COVID-19 Are Asymptomatic
A new meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that of those healthcare professionals who tested positive for COVID-19, 40% were asymptomatic. The data were gleaned from more than 230,000 healthcare…
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Final Stretch of Clinical Trials
American pharmaceutical giant, Johnson & Johnson is beginning the last stage of clinical trials on its innovative one-shot vaccine for COVID-19. Encompassing 60,000 subjects, the Phase 3 trial began on September 21 and will test the…
Ensuring Safe Dental Unit Waterlines
This information is from the article Implications of Biofilms in Dental Unit Waterlines by Kandis V. Garland, RDH, MS. To read the article, click here.
Penn Dental Medicine Among Wolf Administration Awardees to Battle COVID-19
Penn Dental Medicine is among the 23 statewide awardees from the administration of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolff to advance coronavirus research. The award to the lab of Henry Daniell, PhD, W.D. Miller Professor in the Department of Basic…
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