The use of systemic corticosteroids may significantly decrease mortality among those critically ill with COVID-19, according to a meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on September 2. The study found…

Oral health professionals can help spread the word about the importance of The Safest Dental Visit during Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (DICAM). 

In these first-person accounts, three dentists—at varying points in their professional careers—share their successes, failures, and hopes for the future as they navigate the “new normal” of practicing dentistry in the age of COVID-19.

Patent-pending sticker accessories make each Invisalign aligner as unique as the patient wearing them.

As year-end approaches, tax planning preparation becomes increasingly important. Dentists who have received HHS Provider Relief Funds, PPP or EIDL loans certainly need to keep good accounting of any funds received to help them financially…

A study published in the July issue of the Journal of Dental Education suggests dental students in California experience depressive symptoms higher than the general population, and at a rate similar to those of medical students. 

Two recent studies—one in China and the other in the Netherlands—show the ability of COVID-19 to quickly spread via aerosols, and the role of poor ventilation in exacerbating the virus’ transmission. Chinese researchers tested breath…

Scientists are questioning the effectiveness of vaccines made in China and Russia due to their dependence on the adenovirus, a common cold virus that most people have already encountered. Both the Russian and Chinese vaccines use a modified…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Abbott Laboratories emergency authorization for its $5, 15-minute COVID-19 test. The antigen test is point-of-care, meaning that no lab or equipment is needed to process the…

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston suggest people who have periodontal disease may be at higher risk of developing cancer.