As COVID-19 cases rise across the nation, the California Dental Association provides the answers to frequently asked questions about dentists' responsibilities as employers and employee rights related to vaccinations.
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Two students at the A.T. Still University's Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health in Kirksville, Mo., will not be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine after a lawsuit was threatened against the school, KTVO reported July 28.
Connecticut State Sen. Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, left the dentist office July 28 after learning his dentist wasn't vaccinated.
The American Dental Association and the American Dental Education Association have released statements supporting COVID-19 vaccinations for dental professionals.
Rising cases of the delta coronavirus variant have led to new health mandates and changes in how dental practitioners operate.
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A recent CDC report examines medical-dental integration at six state health departments to address the connection between oral health and overall well-being.
California dental staff must prove COVID-19 vaccination; unvaccinated workers must get tested weekly
All California healthcare workers, including dental office employees, must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or get tested regularly if unvaccinated, according to a July 26 state public health order.
West Virginia University's School of Dentistry and WVU Medicine in Morgantown are partnering to provide oral cancer patients dental implants through a new innovative technique, according to a July 23 WVNews article.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for 115,000 of its front-line healthcare workers, including dentists, officials announced July 26, as reported by The New York Times.
The attorney representing the family of a small child who died during a dental procedure said the boy wasn't given an adequate oxygen supply, reports KWCH-DT.