A Minnesota investigation into the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B117—which originates from the United Kingdom—found the first cases in the state on January 25. Eight Minnesotans had been infected with the variant at that time; six got…

Dentists were hit hard in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Dental Association (ADA) set out to ensure the dental profession was supported and heard during this challenging time. In this episode of The Art of Dental Finance and…

Dental and dental hygiene students, faculty and staff at University of Manitoba (UM) will be asked to contribute saliva samples to a COVID-19 research study.

Results from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health reveal that 40% of parents have not sought professional preventive oral healthcare services for their children since the start of the global pandemic. The…

Kuraray Noritake Dental now offers a simplified solution for common posterior restorations, independent of the underlying and adjacent tooth structure.

DentaQuest has expressed support for the Biden administration to reopen the federal healthcare marketplace for three months, allowing millions of Americans to apply for coverage.

A study of more 4,100 dentists and 1,860 dental assistants in France found that they were not at higher risk for COVID-19 than the general public, with the exception of specialties in which large amounts of aerosols were generated such as…

The Louisiana Department of Health recently awarded a 3-year contract to DentaQuest as one of two dental managed care providers for Medicaid-enrolled adults and children statewide.

While there has been a plethora of good news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic—from declining case rates to increasing numbers of Americans being vaccinated—Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…

For the third week in a row, the number of children diagnosed with COVID-19 has declined. During the week of January 29 to February 4, 118,000 new cases were found among children, down from 200,000 during the week of January 8 to 14. Thus…