Clinical Leadership

Dental practice owners who received COVID-19 relief funds in 2020 got an average of $95,330, according to new data from the American Dental Association. 

Dental service provider Western Dental partnered with the NFL Alumni Association-Southern California Chapter, Walgreens and Water and Power Community Credit Union to offer free COVID-19 and flu vaccinations and COVID-19 antigen testing before the Super Bowl LVI.

The American Dental Association asked the National Toxicology Program to base its statements in an upcoming fluoride research report on scientific evidence.

A tooth polish is all the rage on TikTok, but dental professionals are urging patients to proceed with caution, TMJ4 News reported Feb. 1. 

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.