A recent survey of more than 2,300 medical residents in the greater New York area found that ophthalmology residents in addition to emergency medicine and anesthesiology residents were at the greatest risk of COVID-19 infection.…

Bob Schroth, DMD, MSc, a Rady Faculty of Health Sciences professor at the University of Manitoba has designed a Canadian Caries Risk Assessment Tool to assess the risk of lesions in children younger than 6. 

The North Carolina legislature passed SB 704-COVID-19 Recovery Act on May 4, which enables dentists to administer diagnostic and antibody tests for the novel coronavirus if the tests have approval or emergency authorization from the United…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on May 14 regarding the risk of false negative testing results with the Abbott ID Now test, which provides point-of-care diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. The test…

Wisconsin dentists have been donating essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to hospitals and urgent care facilities treating patients with COVID-19.

As scientists work tirelessly to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, researchers at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, along with colleagues at The University of Hong Kong, are working to produce accurate 3D…

The American Dental Association Health Policy Institute released details from its Economic Impact of COVID-19 Tracking Poll for the week of May 4, which was completed by more than 6,700 private practice dentists. Some of the findings…

A system of classification for periodontal and peri-implant diseases allows clinicians to properly diagnose and treat individuals with periodontal and peri-implant conditions. The American Academy of Periodontology's (AAP) 1999…

Ultradent Products is partnering with Four Foods Group to offer free meals to members of the Ultradent family who have been laid off or furloughed as a result of COVID-19 related changes.

Roy Johnson, DDS, and his private dental practice Windy Hill Dentistry in Marietta, Georgia, filed a class-action lawsuit on May 8 against his insurance carrier, the Hartford Financial Services Group, after it refused to reimburse Johnson…