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ADA poll: Dental practices are getting busier

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A March poll conducted by the ADA Health Policy Institute (HPI) has found that dental practice schedules have gotten busier since January, up from 77% to 88%.

April 3, 2022

Week in Review: Apical periodontitis caused by bruxism | Coverage from DSO meeting | New Dental Dose episode

By Theresa Pablos

April 1, 2022

Dental Dose: Take precautions for patients with asthma

By Theresa Pablos

Dental Dose addresses two facets of dental pharmacology: medications used in dentistry with systemic effects and medications used for nondental conditions that impact dentistry. Treating patients with asthma tackles both sides of dental pharmacology, explained Tom Viola in the latest episode.

March 31, 2022

AADOCR highlights study of COVID-19 salivary immune markers

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Salivary levels of inflammatory markers in patients infected with COVID-19 indicate a potential role of saliva in the pathogenesis of the disease, according to an online presentation delivered March 26 at the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) 2022 annual meeting in Atlanta.

March 26, 2022

Bacterium linked to periodontitis resistant to some antibiotic strains

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Prescribing antibiotics with clindamycin strains without performing antibiotic susceptibility testing should be avoided for patients with periodontitis, according to research presented March 25 at the American Association of Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research annual meeting.

March 25, 2022

Rural parents don't know enough about HPV and cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Parents in rural communities may have knowledge gaps concerning the relationship between HPV and certain cancers and the protection the HPV vaccine offers, according to new research.

March 24, 2022

Oral surgeon fighting RI vaccine mandate returns to work

By Melissa Busch

Rhode Island has lifted its COVID-19 vaccine compliance order, permitting an unvaccinated oral and maxillofacial surgeon to return to work for the first time in months. The state health department had ordered the surgeon to stop treating patients in October, prompting the clinician to file a complaint.

March 15, 2022

COVID-19 vaccines may benefit oral health

By Melissa Busch

Getting inoculated with a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine may change a person's oral microbiome for the better. The vaccines could have a direct positive effect on oral health conditions, according to a recent study published in BMC Oral Health.

March 15, 2022

CU researchers create coating that inhibits caries-causing germs

By Melissa Busch

Researchers from the University of Colorado (CU) School of Dental Medicine in Aurora, CO, have created a targeted, antibiotic, regenerative dental coating that hampers bacteria that causes caries, paving the way for a new method to prevent tooth decay.

March 14, 2022

Ambience PPE receives Cuspies award at Chicago Midwinter

By Theresa Pablos

Ambience PPE received the Cuspies award for Best New Hygiene Product for the Loupe Shield at the 2022 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, which was held February 24-26 at the McCormick Place convention center.

March 9, 2022

Oral bacteria linked to high blood pressure in older women

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Some oral bacteria are linked to the development of high blood pressure in postmenopausal women, according to research published March 2 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

March 3, 2022

Lasers are a hot topic: Biolase CEO discusses why

By Theresa Pablos

CHICAGO - Lasers aren't new, but they're nonetheless a hot topic right now in dentistry. What's accounting for the sudden interest? The COVID-19 pandemic, said Biolase CEO John Beaver during a video interview at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting.

February 27, 2022

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