Oral Health and COVID-19: A Two-Way Relationship
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus transmitted from person to person via droplets in the air or by contact.
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Shils Awards Recognize Dental Leaders
The Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund recognized clinicians, executives, and other dental leaders for their significant positive impacts on the oral health.
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Dental Students Join “Houses” to Maintain In-Person Contacts During the Pandemic
When the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry first closed its doors to all but essential emergency services at the start of the.
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Congressional Dentists Ask CDC for Disinfectant Guidance
Five Congressmen who also are dentists wrote to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Robert R. Redfield, MD, to express their.
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Toothbrushing Habits Linked With COVID-19 Spread
Poor oral hygiene measures such as sharing toothbrushes or toothpaste, keeping toothbrushes in the same container, and keeping the same toothbrush after testing.
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WHO Tweaks COVID-19 Dental Treatment Guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its “Considerations for the Provision of Essential Oral Health Services in the Context of COVID-19” to.
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ADA Calls for Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing at Dental Offices
Point-of-care testing to screen patients for chronic diseases and other medical conditions such as COVID-19 that could complicate dental care or put the.
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16% of UK Dental Practices Are in Financial Trouble
The Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert has found that 16% of dental practices in the United Kingdom are feeling financial pressures as they.
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Creighton University Builds Two Negative Pressure Treatment Rooms
The Creighton University School of Dentistry has used a $100,000 federal grant to construct a pair of negative pressure rooms at the dental.
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Marquette Dental Students Quarantined After Potential COVID-19 Exposure
Members of the Marquette University School of Dentistry’s second-year class have been put into quarantine after concerns of potential exposure to COVID-19 occurred.
