Dentists are encouraging young people to do their research before acting on a new TikTok trend in which young influencers get their teeth shaved down to short pegs and fitted with crowns.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee laid out new COVID-19 infection control requirements for dental and healthcare facilities in a proclamation that goes into effect Dec. 3.
Dental practices should be considered hard-hit businesses amid the pandemic, according to a Nov. 25 editorial by Mark Funke, DDS, president of the Nevada Dental Association.
A Virginia dentist has received a nine-month prison sentence for failing to pay nearly $600,000 in taxes, according to NBC's WAVY-TV.
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Two oral rinses and one sedative administered by dentists were recalled in 2020, according to the FDA.
Steven Lepowsky, DDS, was appointed to a five-year term as the dean of the Farmington-based University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine.
The efficiency and convenience offered through teledentistry services is something patients will continue to seek long after the pandemic ends, according to Brant Herman, co-founder and CEO of Metuchen, N.J.-based teledentistry company MouthWatch.
The number of coronavirus cases are surging across the U.S., and dentists are prepared to continue treating patients, but they're concerned about safety and how more missed appointments could affect patient health.
As the pandemic continues, the American Dental Association doesn't plan on recommending dental practices postpone non-urgent procedures, as it did this spring.