In 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic required dental operations to shut down almost completely. This is a story...
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In 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic required dental operations to shut down almost completely. This is a story...
Read MoreWhen I received the ADA’s invitation to share my COVID experience, I was immediately reminded of the fall of 1964. It...
Read MorePhoto By Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Dowell | 201119-N-JD875-1001 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (November 19, 2020) – Lt. Cmdr....
Read MoreHear the ADA's Executive Director Dr. Kathleen T. O'Loughlin speak with fourth-year dental student L. Jeannie Binder...
Read MoreProfessor ? had a few questions for Dr. Jarod about going to the dentist. We're wearing a lot more Personal Protective...
Read MoreI started e-mailing my patients every Friday since we we had to close down last March. The e-mails have become a...
Read MoreHear the ADA's Executive Director Dr. Kathleen T. O'Loughlin speak with fourth-year dental student L. Jeannie Binder...
Read MoreCovid-19 has had an incredible effect on dentistry, for better and for worse. We have become even more adept at...
Read MoreParticipating in test run for COVID-19 testingCOVID-19 was life-changing for all. This is the first event that I can...
Read MoreIn this audiocast, Dr. Mohamad M. Ali, a general dentist at Lakeshore Dental in Minneapolis spoke with Karen M. Scott,...
Read MoreThe Houston Equality Dental Network was established in 2019 as a non-profit dental organization for LGBTQ+ dental...
Read MoreIf you would have told me a year ago that I would be placing a swab 3-4 inches into someone’s nasal passage to reach...
Read MoreDr. Franson Tom discusses his thoughts about COVID-19 and more, in a video message. Dr. Tom is a Dentistry Practitioner...
Read MoreIf you are reading this, thank you. Thank you for taking a moment for normalcy in what feels like a really, really...
Read MoreMy wife and I both contracted the virus from her aide.
Read MoreI wrote this April 20, 2020 and posted it on my social media accounts. It was an emotional time as a member of the...
Read MoreWe are grateful to have received our COVID-19 vaccinations; but the journey to receive them as private practitioners...
Read MoreA series of text messages sent to my pediatric dental team, during the coronavirus pandemic shutdown of 2020.
Read MoreIn mid-march during my walk in Central Park (New York City), I thought my allergies were acting up with the trees and...
Read MoreDentists to the stars or celebrities often have odd but useful technical and patient management related case reports...
Read MoreWhat is Science? The real question nowadays, if we dare, when the politicians or media and corporate types evangelize...
Read MoreI practiced dentistry for 50 years. I no longer go to the office each day, but that does not mean that I am not active...
Read MoreThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Oral Health Program remained steadfast despite the uncertainties...
Read MoreA drive to work, near or farA smile that greets you or a frown you’ll faceThe beauty of the day will make or breakIt’s...
Read MoreDr. Sonal S. Shah, an oral pathologist/oral medicine specialist in New York City, is ready at station 33 for her next...
Read MoreAt the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a newly reported disease with a rare lung disease captured the...
Read MoreThe pandemic has changed everything including dentistry. Though I am retired and miss the profession that I love, I...
Read MoreOral health care isn’t delivered magically or telepathically. It is based on outcomes and science, delivered by people...
Read MoreI’ll be honest. Writing editorials in the time of a global pandemic seems a bit like an exercise in futility. We are...
Read MoreRyan Lee ’03 runs a dental oncology practice with four offices in the Northeast. But for the past month he’s been...
Read MoreIn late 2019, we became aware of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, the viral etiology of coronavirus...
Read MoreOne year after we went into our lockdown mode we continue to adjust and adapt to our clinical reality of increased use...
Read MoreDentistry is a science-based profession. Many of us took courses in microbiology and immunology in our undergrad...
Read MoreI am sharing my article titled “Dental and medical collaboration during COVID-19” published in June of 2020. The...
Read MoreDr. Les Maes, DDS for Kids in Need of Dentistry (KIND) and donated supplies from KIND at the start of the pandemic.
In...
Read MoreIntroductionFederally qualified health centers (FQHCs) provide dental and medical care to United States residents...
Read MoreIt was barely 10 days into the viral shutdown at my dental office. I had all kinds of plans for reorganizing the...
Read MoreI have done some research as to sterilizing interior areas and have come across the benefits of needlepoint bipolar...
Read MoreThe Dugoni School of Dentistry has a variety of materials and videos that were produced during the pandemic. Feel free...
Read More“Whether providing instruction virtually, working clinically, or volunteering at my Alma Mater, Meharry Medical...
Read MoreIt has been quite a learning experience on adaptation for myself, colleagues, staff and patients in our care. In the...
Read MoreAs we all have struggled to get used to the new Covid guidelines, I wonder how impersonal dental care will become and...
Read MoreAfter working 32 years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I decided to come back last February 2019 to my own country,...
Read MoreWhile our dental office was shut down during the initial quarantine period, we had some extra time on our hands and...
Read MorePracticing with Covid is challenging- almost more difficult than dental school and residency. We treated AIDS patients...
Read MoreMy COVID Experience started over 11 months ago. I was at a Boy Scout event in Tulsa, OK from March 6-7, 2020. The...
Read MoreI’ve always loved learning and 2020 has taught me a lot. I love the fact that my wife and I could transition from a...
Read MoreHere is picture taken in the last few months from my office.Harris Southwest Dental in Fort Worth, TX
Read MoreAs an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in private practice I’ve also had the opportunity to participate in volunteer...
Read MoreTwenty twenty started with a remarkable level of enthusiasm and prosperity. I had completed my residency the previous...
Read MoreDuring this unprecedented time and like many other dental professionals, I found time to reflect, ponder and express...
Read MoreI saw what was coming when COVID-19 starting affecting dental offices and closed my office one day before the ADA...
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