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.
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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.
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.
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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.
The American Dental Association's Council on Dental Education and Licensure published new sedation guidelines to provide direction for teaching of pediatric pain control to dentists and dental students.
Researchers at Loma Linda (Calif.) University School of Dentistry have developed a method to reduce aerosols during dental cleanings, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.