Two oral rinses and one sedative administered by dentists were recalled in 2020, according to the FDA.
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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.
A Connecticut dental office was damaged by a Nov. 20 fire, according to the Stamford Advocate.
Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub has partnered with U.S. dental insurance provider MetLife, according to a Nov. 23 news release.
From dentists struggling to obtain sufficient personal protective equipment for their practices to a Dallas dentist wounded in a shooting at his practice, here are the dentists making headlines in the past two weeks.
Bellevue, Wis.-based dentist Paula Crum, DDS, was sworn in as the Wisconsin Dental Association's new president during its virtual house of delegates meeting, which took place Nov. 13 and 14.
Seventy-five percent of dental providers predict an increased reliance on teledentistry in coming years, according to survey results released Nov. 19 by the DentaQuest Partnership.