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…

According to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the risk of violent attacks by domestic terrorists is rising in the face of additional COVID-19 restrictions being implemented nationwide as cases surge due to the Delta…

Solmetex is pleased to announce that Amy Gagne, RDH, has been named director of special markets.

The governor of Maine, Janet Mills, instituted a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for all medical providers—including oral health professionals—in the state. The mandate includes those who work in dental practices, hospitals, healthcare…

A study published in Anesthesia Progress comparing the effects of nitrous oxide/oxygen and room air/oxygen on inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) injection pain and mandibular pulpal anesthesia success rates found that administering…