A district judge in Texas on July 19 ruled against three dental patients who claimed to be infected with hepatitis C during dental procedures at a federally funded practice.
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Ten percent of general dentists said they are referring more patients to specialists than before the pandemic began, according to the American Dental Association's latest COVID-19 economic impact survey.
The CDC recently updated its COVID-19 Guidance for Dental Settings to state that dental care providers should only avoid aerosol-generating procedures for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
The American Dental Association's updated pandemic procedures for dental offices emphasize hazard assessments to mitigate risks of COVID-19.
Wichita, Kan.-based Tiny Teeth Pediatric Dentistry has released a statement after 3-year-old Abiel Zapata became unresponsive during a dental procedure and later died, reports CBS affiliate KWCH-DT.
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A bill signed into law July 9 will allow the state to provide preventive dental care in Illinois schools.
A 3-year-old boy in Wichita, Kan., died after becoming unresponsive during a dental procedure, according to local police and as reported by KAKE.
A survey conducted by the California Dental Association and the California Department of Public Health shows that 94 percent of state dentists are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Dental trends have taken TikTok by storm, though the trends are not always dentist-recommended.
In a video viewed more than 9 million times, TikTok user @diana..nova said she was able to close a tooth gap in three days with hair ties.