The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine full approval on August 23. The vaccine has been administered under the agency’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) since December 2020. The lack of full…

A British study found that the effectiveness of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines declined after 3 months, which is earlier than originally thought. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is widely used in the United States. The AstraZeneca…

Eugene Ko, DDS, an assistant professor of clinical oral medicine in the Department of Oral Medicine at Penn Dental Medicine, has been awarded the inaugural Advancing Oral and Craniofacial Health Award.

New data demonstrate the number of COVID-19 infections among vaccinated individuals is higher than initially anticipated. In California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia, breakthrough cases account for one in…

Two new public health orders issued in Los Angeles County and San Francisco on August 12 require all oral health professionals to be vaccinated against COVID-19. These local ordinances are more strict than a California-wide guideline…

According to the director of the United States National Institutes of Health, Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, healthcare workers, residents of long-term care facilities, and Americans older than 60 may be eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster…

The University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing and College of Dentistry have entered a partnership to deliver dental care to children more quickly. 

The American Dental Association (ADA) is “strongly” encouraging dental professionals be vaccinated for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases—although the association is not calling for mandated vaccination. 

More than 2,000 children are hospitalized due to COVID-19, a number much greater than has been seen before during the global pandemic. The Delta variant is highly transmissible, and with children ages 11 and younger ineligible for a…

Dentists often contemplate partnering with large group practices or Dental Support Organizations (DSOs) to maximize resources and grow. In this episode of The Art of Dental Finance and Management podcast, Art meets with David Lohmann, CEO…