The 2021 OSAP Dental Infection Control Boot Camp, “2021 Safety Strong,” will take place January 25–28.

An antibody medication may help prevent COVID-19 illness in long-term care facilities, according to the manufacturer Eli Lilly. In a study conducted by the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company in collaboration with the National…

The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) has awarded the Gold Medal, the academy’s highest honor, to Donald Clem III, DDS.

More than 4,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on their way to Maine may need to be discarded because they did not arrive frozen. Moderna’s vaccine must be kept at -13°F to 5°F to ensure viability. Maine public health officials note…

It’s a new year, and with it comes the need for dentists to review their financial planning goals and benchmarks. In order to build wealth and have the lifestyle you desire now—as well as long into retirement—it’s best to start planning and…

Avista Capital Partners ("Avista"), a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare, last week completed its previously announced acquisition of Solmetex, the industry's leading provider of amalgam separators and other waste…

Preliminary data on the CoronaVac—a COVID-19 vaccination manufactured by the Beijing-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac—demonstrated only about 50% efficacy in preventing mild and severe COVID-19 illness in a Brazilian clinical trial.…

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, PhD—director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO)—criticized vaccine manufacturers for putting profits above ethics when it comes to equitably distributing COVID-19 immunizations. In an executive board…

With more than 2 million deaths attributed to COVID-19 across the world, public health officials are desperate to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus while increasing vaccination rates. Some health experts have suggested that wearing…