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Articles
Dentists embraced online education in 2020
LEIPZIG, Germany: Not all of the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic have been negative. Social distancing measures and travel restrictions effectively ...
AAE Statement: Don’t put endodontic care on hold
CHICAGO, Ill., USA: In a recent statement, the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) announced that it is strong in its stance that, amid a potential ...
Dentists join queue for SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
LEIPZIG, Germany: UK health authorities have administered the first doses of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, and public health ...
WHO and dentistry: moving on from misinformation
GENEVA, Switzerland: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) handling of the global pandemic has brought it more criticism than praise, and dentists are ...
What will dental events look like in 2021?
LEIPZIG, Germany: It is hard to overstate the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on dental trade fairs in 2020. From March onwards, essentially all ...
Toothpaste and mouthwash found effective in neutralizing SARS-CoV-2
NEW YORK, U.S.: Recent laboratory studies have shown that toothpastes containing zinc or stannous fluoride and mouthwash formulas with cetylpyridinium ...
UK dental world reacts to COVID-19 vaccine approval
LONDON, UK: The UK has become the first country in the world to approve a clinically tested COVID-19 vaccine after the Medicines and Healthcare products ...
Why digitalisation in dentistry is now even more important than ever
LONDON, UK: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Align Technology worked with a number of key opinion leaders with a view to exploring best practice strategies for...
UK dentists need peace of mind on PPE and COVID-19 complaints
LONDON, UK: Practices in the UK remain open during the current lockdown, but dentists in the country have reported increased concerns related to other ...
Jump in prescriptions by dentists during lockdown stokes fear of antibiotic resistance
LONDON, UK: According to a new study, dentists in England wrote 25% more prescriptions for antibiotics between April and July 2020 than they did during the ...
Dental education and COVID-19: Study identifies challenges and opportunities
TAIPEI, Taiwan: SARS-CoV-2 has required dental schools to be innovative. Three online symposia were held earlier this year in order to analyse strategies ...
How to protect patients and personnel from COVID-19
Infection control and prevention measures commonly observed in the dental practice are safe and effective, but hygiene routines need to be known, understood...
Mitigation methods currently in place are effective, study shows
LONDON, UK: The latest results of a promising feasibility study which demonstrated the effectiveness of mitigation methods used in dental practices during ...
ADA supports point-of-care COVID-19 testing by dentists
CHICAGO, Ill., USA: According to a new policy from the American Dental Association, point-of-care testing to screen patients for chronic diseases and other ...
Dental students worried about lacking clinical skills
LEIPZIG, Germany: Many dental students returning for the winter semester in the northern hemisphere have had little or no clinical practice since the ...
Koelnmesse presents awaited concept for safe IDS 2021
COLOGNE, Germany: Over the past months, concerns have arisen about the likelihood of the International Dental Show (IDS) taking place in March 2021 owing to...
BIOLASE reports revenue rebound
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., U.S.: Medical device company BIOLASE expects that its U.S. sales revenue for the third quarter of 2020 will be in line with that of ...
Leading dental schools unite
LONDON, UK: Four of the world’s top dental colleges have entered into an alliance that aims to advance dental education and pursue new research ...
Study indicates 16% of UK dental professionals may have had COVID-19
BIRMINGHAM, UK: Across the UK, local lockdowns are proliferating as SARS-CoV-2 case numbers continue to increase. Though the initial nationwide lockdown ...
Less than 1% of dentists in the U.S. affected by COVID-19, study finds
CHICAGO, U.S.: Since SARS-CoV-2 is an airborne virus and very easily spreads through aerosols, dentists were believed to be at a high infection risk at the ...
Fallow time calculator launched after AGP review
LONDON, UK: A review of the evidence relating to the use of aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) and the risk that they pose for the transmission of ...
Organisers of IDS determine new guidelines for 2021 event
COLOGNE, Germany: Over the past few weeks, the organisers of the International Dental Show (IDS) have announced several changes to the upcoming 39th edition...
Periodontal status may play role in COVID-19 severity
LOS ANGELES, U.S.: The link between periodontal disease and systemic conditions such as cardiovascular disease is, by now, well established in the ...
Survey shows UK periodontists feel let down by government and regulators during pandemic
LONDON, UK: Though it is quite evident that dentistry, as a whole, has been greatly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the specific ways in which ...
Palliative care successful for endodontic emergencies during lockdown
SAN ANTONIO, U.S.: During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, aerosol-generating procedures in dentistry have been restricted in order to comply with a ...
Millions of missed appointments: UK dentistry feels heat from COVID-19
NORTHAMPTON, UK: Since mid-June, dental clinics across the UK have faced a staggered resumption of elective dental care after the easing of a ...
COVID-19 update: Nordic dentists continue to be affected by pandemic
LEIPZIG, Germany: Though the Nordic countries share many similar cultural and social traits, their respective governments’ responses to the ongoing ...
Optimism prevails at Baird Global Healthcare Conference
NEW YORK, U.S.: On Sept. 9 and 10, Baird Equity Research held its annual Global Healthcare Conference. Traditionally hosted in New York, the invite-only ...
SARS-CoV-2 as invisible threat: Mitigating aerosols in dental clinics
CHICAGO, U.S.: In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, dentists have been provided with strict infection prevention and control guidelines. These include ...
English dentists given updated guidance on treatment during pandemic
LONDON, UK: Though it has been more than three months since dental practices in England began to reopen after lockdown restrictions were relaxed, guidance ...