The Maryland Senate has passed a bill that would establish a task force on oral healthcare to explore issues related to access and barriers to dental services. 

For those who have recovered from COVID-19, one dose of the Pfizer vaccine offers significant, long-lasting protection, according to two research studies recently published in The Lancet. It is thought that one dose of the Pfizer vaccine…

Adding to a continuing stream of good news surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, research from the National Institutes of Health has found that individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 are unlikely to become reinfected with the novel…

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA)  and American Dental Association (ADA) have partnered for the first time to conduct a study on the prevalence of COVID-19 among United States dental hygienists.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its own analysis of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) one-shot, easily stored COVID-19 vaccine, finding that the immunization protects against severe COVID-19 illness and death,…

Individuals with vitamin D deficiency may be at increased risk for contracting COVID-19, according to a study published in Nutrition. Researchers at the University of Florida College of Dentistry’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial…

Yu Zhang, PhD, a professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, is exploring new ways to create more durable ceramic restorations, as well as a novel imaging…

Dentists who have previously built or are considering building a new office could benefit from a cost segregation study to maximize any available tax deductions. A cost segregation study can be done on any property that is producing income…

The global pandemic has severely impacted minority populations in the United States, and Hispanic populations have been among some of the hardest hit. COVID-19 illness has disproportionately impacted Hispanic people in addition to the…

Carolyn Patenaude, MSEd, BSRDH, CDA—a faculty member at Tunxis Community College in Farmington, Connecticut—is blogging for Decisions in Dentistry about COVID-19. December 2020 marked a hopeful turning point in the…