The ADA signed a joint letter asking lawmakers to include a student loan repayment program in its pandemic preparedness legislation, the dental agency said Feb. 23. 

Integrated medical and dental care can lead to improved diagnosis and management of diabetes, according to a new report from the American Dental Education Association.  

Dental practice owners who received COVID-19 relief funds in 2020 got an average of $95,330, according to new data from the American Dental Association. 

Dental service provider Western Dental partnered with the NFL Alumni Association-Southern California Chapter, Walgreens and Water and Power Community Credit Union to offer free COVID-19 and flu vaccinations and COVID-19 antigen testing before the Super Bowl LVI.

The American Dental Association asked the National Toxicology Program to base its statements in an upcoming fluoride research report on scientific evidence.

A tooth polish is all the rage on TikTok, but dental professionals are urging patients to proceed with caution, TMJ4 News reported Feb. 1. 

There are three steps that should be taken if an employee reports a positive COVID-19 result, per the California Dental Association.

A new report published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association provides modifications for the provision of oral health treatment to patients with long COVID.

With opioid use disorder becoming more common, some dentists are turning to alternatives.

The first Certified in Dental Infection Prevention and Control certifications were recently given to a group of oral healthcare professionals.

The use of orally dissolved buprenorphine medications to treat opioid use disorder can lead to dental problems in patients, the FDA said Jan. 12. 

In a survey published Jan. 1 conducted by the American Dental Association in September 2021, 55 percent of dentists said they were willing to administer COVID-19 or flu vaccines at their practice, but only 2 percent of respondents did.

The CDC updated its isolation and quarantine guidance for healthcare workers Dec. 23.

Here Daniel Burke, Chief Enterprise Strategy Officer, Pacific Dental Services® discusses 8 pressing questions on prioritizing dental-medical integration, focusing on principles and strategies applied at the ground level.

Dental trends took TikTok by storm in the first half of 2021, though the trends weren't always dentist-recommended.

A report published Dec. 21 by the National Institutes of Health details the oral health of Americans in the last 20 years and provides a road map to improve oral health in the U.S.

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing debuted a toolkit to help dental practices integrate their care with mental health and substance abuse services, the American Dental Association said Nov. 30.

Maine's updated COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare providers issued Nov. 11 no longer includes dental professionals, the Portland Press Herald reported.

Tory Richmond, a nurse anesthetist in Arizona, is facing two wrongful death lawsuits after two dental patients died in separate procedures, according to a Nov. 5 report by ABC affiliate KNXV-TV.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities found that tools dentists commonly use to remove patients' saliva after rinsing were very successful at reducing aerosol spread, a potential COVID-19 threat, the university said Nov. 8.