What Do You Know About Preventing Legionnaire’s Disease?
Legionnaire’s disease is a respiratory illness associated with the inhalation or aspiration of water sources (aerosols) contaminated with Legionella pneumophila bacteria. There are more than 50 Legionella species with L. pneumophila being…
FDA Provides Emergency Authorization to Fast and Inexpensive COVID-19 Test
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Abbott Laboratories emergency authorization for its $5, 15-minute COVID-19 test. The antigen test is point-of-care, meaning that no lab or equipment is needed to process the…
FDI and ICHOM Develop Baselines and Indicators to Measure Oral Health Outcomes Globally
A collaboration between the FDI World Dental Federation and the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM), have developed a minimum Adult Oral Health Standard Set (AOHSS) for use in clinical practice, research,…
Engineering and Dental Colleges Team Up to Improve Safety of Oral Health Care
Faculty in the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry and College of Engineering have collaborated on strategies to make the provision of oral health care at the university’s dental clinic safer during the global pandemic. The…
Antiparasitic Medication May Help in Treatment of COVID-19
An antiparasitic medication prescribed for river blindness is currently in use in some countries, including Bolivia and Peru, as an off-label treatment for COVID-19. Australian researchers concluded in April that the medication, ivermectin,…
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Editorial Advisory Board Member Receives Gies Award
Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, RDH, MSDH, EdD, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Editorial Advisory Board member and author, is the recipient of the Gies Award for Innovation–Dental Educator.
Advanced Study Reveals Structural Makeup of Human Tooth Enamel
Using advanced microscopy and chemical detection techniques, research supported in part by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has revealed the atomic makeup of human tooth enamel.
Paper Explores Possible Connection Between Severity of COVID-19 and Oral Hygiene
Researchers in the United Kingdom suggest there may be a connection between SARS-CoV-2 infections and the microbial load in the oral cavity
HHS Again Extends Deadline to Apply for Provider Relief Fund
Dentists now have until September 13 to apply for financial help from the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Enhanced Provider Relief Fund Payment Portal. This is the third extension of the application deadline.…
Thinking of Breaking Quarantine Rules? It Will Cost You
As countries across the globe—including the United States—struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, many have instituted quarantine regulations to prevent visitors from bringing in the virus. And some of these regulations have teeth. A…
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