While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that dental practices remain closed except for urgent or emergency treatment, it has updated its guidelines in light of the fact that offices in some states are…

Due to the continued difficulties in accessing personal protective equipment, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim guidance on the decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering…

The American Dental Association (ADA) has released an interactive map that provides information by state on the number of COVID-19 cases as well as state regulations and mandates relating to the provision of dental treatment.  The map will…

More than 15 states have begun to allow dental practices to reopen for elective procedures, including Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,…

A small study of patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan, China, showed that traces of the virus were still detected 5 weeks after symptoms initially presented. The study tested 56 patients with mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2…

Good news on the vaccine front. Researchers in China report positive results of a new COVID-19 vaccine among a population of rhesus macaque monkeys.

With approximately 3,500 cases of COVID-19 and 34 fatalities in the state of Utah, Governor Gary Herbert announced on April 22 that dental practices and medical facilities performing elective procedures are free to reopen.

There is no doubt that COVID-19 has drastically impacted the practice and business of dentistry.

A new COVID-19 relief package has passed both the Senate and the House to help small business owners, independent contractors, and the self-employed who missed out on the initial round of funding provided by the Coronavirus Aid Relief and…

With most dental practices shuttered except for emergency treatment, dentists are asking the United States Department of Health and Human Services to identify them as federally recognized administrators of point-of-service COVID-19 tests.…