As the United Kingdom sounded the alarm that a mutated version of the novel coronavirus was rapidly spreading across the region and neighboring countries shut down travel from the UK, most scientists note that this behavior is not unusual…

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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test, an at-home COVID-19 test available by prescription only. This antigen test uses self-collected…

The United States Health Resources and Services Administration has finished reviewing applications submitted for funds from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), and will begin dispersing the $24.5 billion to more than 70,000 healthcare…

The risk of COVID-19 transmission via dental aerosols is a conundrum faced by dental practices everywhere. The clinic at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor is no exception. With 40 operatories separated by…

In January 2018, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare, changed its reimbursement policy regarding dental opioid prescriptions for patients age 20 and younger with significant results. New data demonstrate a 45% decrease in opioid…

According to a poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 73% of Americans now report wearing a mask when leaving home. In May 2020, only 52% acknowledged they wore a mask while in public. Additionally, 70% of poll respondents said…

Americans are doing what they can to save money in these unprecedented times, but there is one area where many are willing to pay more: the dental office. Specifically, patients would pay more for less painful dental injections.

The National Institutes of Health has begun an observational study on the impact of COVID-19 on the health of children, particularly the effects and prevalence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). The study will include a minimum…

The American Dental Association (ADA) published a fact sheet about COVID-19 vaccines on December 15. The “Key Facts” document provides oral health professionals with information on the status of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, where…