Dentists

Dental coverage was the third most common policy that Americans decided to scale back or drop in 2020, according to a survey from ValuePenguin.

Colgate-Palmolive and Boston-based Harvard School of Dental Medicine established a scholarship to support underrepresented dental students, according to a Jan. 13 news release.

Michael Tillery, DDS, warned against a TikTok trend showing off "total mouth rehab," CBS4 Indy reported Jan. 12.

Nobel Biocare launched two new dental implant surfaces, Xeal and TiUltra, in the U.S., according to a Jan. 12 news release.

Edwardsville-based Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine named Cornell Thomas, DDS, as chief diversity officer and director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, according to a Jan. 12 press release.

A California dentist is recommending saliva tests for patients to combat COVID-19, according to a Jan. 12 news release.

From arrest warrants to DIY TikTok trends, here are the dentists making headlines in the past week:

 A dentist is warning the public after a TikToker made DIY dentures out of InstaMorph beads in a viral video, according to a Jan. 11 report from Insider.

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Arizona dentist who police say hit and killed a man while driving, reports Deseret News.

J. Randall Pearce, DDS, died Dec. 25 from COVID-19 complications, reports NBC affiliate WBIR-TV.