Dentists

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.

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

Patient volume is back at nearly 80 percent of pre-pandemic levels, according to Jan. 5 data from the ADA.

A Florida woman is accused of performing root canals and fillings at her home without a license, according to the North Port Sun.

From COVID-19 vaccinations to licenses put on probation, here are the dentists making headlines in the past week:

A former New York pediatric dentist who pleaded guilty to a sex offense against a child has received a five-year prison sentence, according to CBS affiliate WIVB.

Carla Trost, a dental hygienist who worked at Hanover Family Dentistry in Mechanicsville, Va., for 18 years, was fatally shot after she and her husband interrupted a burglary at their home, police told the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

William George, DDS, was put on probation by the Iowa Dental Board for failing to include periodontal charting in patients' dental records.