A renowned forensic dentist, Mary Bush, DDS, is the first woman to receive the Reidar F. Sognnaes Award of Excellence in Forensic Odontology from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

According to United States Census Bureau data, thousands of Americans left large metropolises for smaller areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. The reasons behind these moves were less about fear of the novel coronavirus, and more about a…

High Point University’s School of Dental Medicine and Oral Health will be the only dental school located at a private university in North Carolina.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine received Emergency Use Authorization (EAU) from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2020. Now it is seeking to transition from the EAU to full approval. The two-shot immunization has…

New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) has become the third dental school in the United States to acquire and use two surgical robotic devices for dental implant surgeries.

A new study from the University of Washington (UW) Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle estimates that more than 900,000 Americans have lost their lives due to SARS-CoV-2 during the global pandemic. The UW researchers…

ADDAaSEAL™ adhesive face mask strips seal along nose bridge to eliminate fogging and sliding

New legislation designed to increase the flexibility of the United States’ Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has garnered support from the American Dental Association. The first two bills—HR 2582 PPP Revenue Adjustment Calculation to…

As early as next week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to issue an Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be given to children between the ages of 12 and 15. Currently, the Pfizer…

The American Dental Association Health Policy Institute’s survey results from the week of April 12, 2021, show that 58.1% of private dental practices are open with similar patient volumes seen prior to the global pandemic. Forty-one percent…