Legislation to reduce some requirements that small businesses must meet in order to have their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans forgiven passed the House on May 28. The legislation lengthens the amount of time small businesses have…

Healthcare workers at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, or UI Health, can participate in a national registry of clinicians working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results of a poll of more than 6,500 private practice dentists show signs of recovery after the closure of almost all offices except for emergency treatment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Dental Association Health Policy…

Colgate-Palmolive is hosting community activities, and providing support and assistance to the dental community during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Herd immunity — when enough of the population has been infected and develops resistance, thus, preventing further outbreaks of disease — is the goal in fighting COVID-19. Although, at this point, infection rates are not nearly high enough…

Ortek Now you can instantly detect early occlusal cavitated lesions that often go untreated and conserve tooth structure. The breakthrough ECD measures the electrical conductance of enamel and demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 93%…

The immune-suppressing drug used to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients, rapamycin, has been reported to reduce bone loss, inflammation and changes to oral bacteria in older mice with periodontal disease, according to a recent…

Recently, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made a few changes to its website to improve readability, but those changes made some wonder whether the risk of transmitting the novel coronavirus via inanimate…

Vaccine manufacturers have agreed to work together by sharing information and their clinical trial databases in the race to create an effective COVID-19 vaccine. The effort will include 100,000 volunteers and approximately six vaccine…

This episode provides extremely valuable advice for dentists during an unprecedented time.