Many public health experts suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic will come to a close by the end of 2022, and while it will not disappear, the pandemic will mutate into an endemic disease. This change will mean that most people will have…

San Francisco Bay Area military veterans will have an opportunity to visit with dental and audiology professionals this Veterans Day as part of a free community event being organized by University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of…

Federal legislation of interest to the oral health community was recently included in a hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee: the Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021 (H.R. 4555).…

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was clear who was at greatest risk for COVID-19-related mortality and morbidity—older adults and those with preexisting conditions such as diabetes, and where—urban centers with dense populations in…

Benco Dental, an independent distributor of oral healthcare technology and supplies, announces the appointment of board members Suzanne M. Burns from Spencer Stuart and Icreon CEO Himanshu Sareen, two global powerhouses in the areas of…

Flexible Firing Pins designed to be used in various applications, the Wonder V-Pins from Dental Creations (254-772-4661; dentalcreationsltd.com) have four flexible arms to position prosthesis work and hold crowns and bridges on a honeycomb…

While the United States is experiencing a much-needed slow down in the number of new COVID-19 cases across the country, a tragic milestone has been met—throughout the globe, more than 5 million people have died due to illness caused by …

Decisions in Dentistry Editorial Advisory Board member and former chair of periodontology and Straumann Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry, Ray C. Williams, DMD,…

An MIT Sloan Management Review article reports that more than one factor caused the COVID-19 supply chain perfect storm. First, consumers and businesses over-ordered goods due to concern about the length of the pandemic lockdown. This…

While therapeutic mouthrinse is often prescribed to help control oral biofilm and for other preventive uses, researchers continue to investigate whether such rinses may reduce or help neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in the oral cavity. A study by…