Clinical Leadership

There are three steps that should be taken if an employee reports a positive COVID-19 result, per the California Dental Association.

A new report published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association provides modifications for the provision of oral health treatment to patients with long COVID.

With opioid use disorder becoming more common, some dentists are turning to alternatives.

The first Certified in Dental Infection Prevention and Control certifications were recently given to a group of oral healthcare professionals.

The use of orally dissolved buprenorphine medications to treat opioid use disorder can lead to dental problems in patients, the FDA said Jan. 12. 

In a survey published Jan. 1 conducted by the American Dental Association in September 2021, 55 percent of dentists said they were willing to administer COVID-19 or flu vaccines at their practice, but only 2 percent of respondents did.

The CDC updated its isolation and quarantine guidance for healthcare workers Dec. 23.

Here Daniel Burke, Chief Enterprise Strategy Officer, Pacific Dental Services® discusses 8 pressing questions on prioritizing dental-medical integration, focusing on principles and strategies applied at the ground level.

Dental trends took TikTok by storm in the first half of 2021, though the trends weren't always dentist-recommended.

A report published Dec. 21 by the National Institutes of Health details the oral health of Americans in the last 20 years and provides a road map to improve oral health in the U.S.