Abstract Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore a classification system for children requiring full-mouth dental rehabilitation (FMDR) in the operating room
Hands on: Rear Adm. Timothy L. Ricks, D.M.D., assistant surgeon general and chief dental officer of the U.S. Public Health Service, screens a young patient
Abstract The predominant mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is aerosols, and e-cigarettes/vaping products are a source of aerosols.
The article in the February ADA News, “For Public Health Dentists, It’s About Helping Those Who Need It Most,” by Kimber Solana brilliantly brings to light the
Abstract Purpose/Objective: On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and universities transitioned to online learning. The objective of this
Program launch: NYU College of Dentistry celebrates the launch of the VETSmile/Veterans Oral Care Access Resource pilot program. From left are Charles Bertolami, D.D.S., dean,
The ADA has updated its COVID-19 Vaccination Fact Sheet to give dentists and dental team members the latest information on COVID-19 booster shots. As of
Bethesda, Md. — The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research is launching a dental public health research training program for dentists. The full-time, three-year
Abstract Objectives: In most North American jurisdictions, guidelines for use of biologic indicators (BIs) in general dental practice have recommended testing at least weekly.
Washington — The Organized Dentistry Coalition is urging Congress to pass HR 1550, the PREVENT HPV Cancers Act, which encourages the use of the human
Abstract Introduction: Occupational characteristics of dental care — including closed environment, proximity to staff and patients and the use of aerosol-generating procedures — put
The prevalence of caries in the primary dentition of children was significantly higher in Calgary, Canada, without fluoridated water, than in Edmonton, where the water
