The United States Food and Drug Administration approved a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. Previously, the Pfizer booster was only available to those ages 16 and older. Pfizer is the only COVID-19…

As the United States sees the highest case numbers ever since the global pandemic began, South Africa offers some hope. While the nation endured a fourth wave of COVID-19 with the highly transmissible Omicron variant—which sent case numbers…

Even though dental practices were shuttered during March and April of 2020, the American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute found that dental spending only decreased by 1.8% from 2020 to 2021. The per capita spending was…

The American Dental Association (ADA) Science and Research Institute, together with other U.S. and international collaborators, has been awarded a three-year, $3.5 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, to map cells in pediatric…

Research from the National Institutes of Health shows that not only can the novel coronavirus last for months within human organs, it can infect the heart and lungs within days of initial infection. With the United States and nations across…

DentaQuest has announced an investment in organizations that advance and promote diversity, equity and inclusion in oral healthcare. With this investment, DentaQuest is supporting efforts to break down barriers to accessing oral health…

On December 27, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that the isolation time required after an asymptomatic COVID-19 infection and quarantine time needed after exposure to a person with COVID-19 be…

While sleep plays an essential role in regulating brain health by removing the waste material and toxins that accumulate, breathing issues—including snoring and obstructive sleep apnea—can disrupt the sleep process. In order to better…

In a development that may support cost-effective research into caries management techniques, a joint Canadian/Brazilian team has validated a method that uses saliva-based dental biofilm to simulate the formation of dental plaque and …

As COVID-19’s Omicron variant rages through the United States, with surging cases across almost every region, some public health experts suggest that steeply rising case numbers are no longer the best way to evaluate the status of the…