HHS on March 11 amended an emergency declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to permit dentists and dental students, among other providers, to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
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More than 100 organizations have endorsed dental therapy, according to the National Partnership for Dental Therapy.
Fresno (Calif.) Dental Studio is offering COVID-19 vaccinations right at the practice, reports ABC affiliate KFSN-TV.
Though dental hygienists are listed on Utah's state health department website as authorized after training to administer COVID-19 vaccines, the state is currently not accepting hygienists as volunteers, according to NBC affiliate KSL-TV.
New York University College of Dentistry is the nation's third dental school to acquire, install and use surgical robotic devices for dental implant surgeries, according to a March 8 news release.
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Global Dental Relief, a humanitarian organization that delivers free dental care to children worldwide, is recruiting volunteers for a dental clinic in Jenkins, Ky., according to a March 8 post by the American Dental Association.
Littleton, Colo.-based Vivos Therapeutics, a medical technology company focused on developing treatments for sleep-disordered breathing, opened its first integrated medical-dental sleep center, according to a March 8 news release.
COVID-19 patients with periodontitis, a severe gum disease that can lead to tooth loss and other complications, are almost nine times more likely to die of complications from the virus, according to study published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology.
Daniel Burke, chief enterprise strategy officer at Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services, has joined a 10-person committee charged with guiding a national framework for expanding medical and dental integration programs.
Despite a "high-risk" designation for COVID-19 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, only 3.1 percent of dental hygienists have had COVID-19, based on data collected in October and published by The Journal of Dental Hygiene.