16.3% of UK Dental Staff Test Positive for SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies
A study led by the University of Birmingham of more than a thousand dental professionals has shown their increased occupational risk of SARS-CoV-2.
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Four Reasons to Be Hopeful: Testing, Vaccines, Infection Control, and Teledentistry
As most dental practices close out the year, we’re doing everything possible to complete our treatment plans for our lucky insured patients with.
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Dental Workers Surveyed About the Pandemic’s Effects on Their Life Experiences
A survey of nearly a thousand people who were tested for COVID-19 at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry this summer examined.
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UCLA School of Dentistry to Develop Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has received $300,000 to develop and clinically validate a rapid response, saliva-based test.
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Sjögren’s Syndrome Testing Adapted for COVID-19 Identification
Peter Burbelo, PhD, of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is taking his earlier research into Sjögren’s syndrome and developing.
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Dental School to Develop COVID-19 Saliva Test
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry will use more than $550,000 in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
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Salivary Cancer Test Gets US Patent
Oral biologist Vincent K. Tsiagbe, MS, PhD, of the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine has received a United States patent for a method of.
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Poor Oral Health May Increase Pancreatic Cancer Risk Among African American Women
African American women with poor oral health may be more likely to get pancreatic cancer, according to researchers at Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology.
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Proteins in Saliva Indicate Zika Exposure
As 70 countries and territories have reported evidence of mosquito-borne Zika transmission, researchers from the University of Western Ontario and the University of.
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Oral Bacteria May Interfere with Conception
Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium associated with periodontal diseases, also may delay conception in young women, according to the University of Helsinki. The study.
