Dentist News

• Coronavirus: Dental patients 'could lose teeth'
  
  One woman says she replaced a filling with Blu Tack as a result of limited services.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 31 Mar 2020.
• At least 50 doctors are dead from coronavirus in Italy
  
  Today the National Federation of Orders of Surgeons and Dentists (FNOMCeO) confirmed the names of the 50 doctors who had lost their lives to the coronavirus in Italy.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 29 Mar 2020.
• Should You Go to the Dentist During the Pandemic?
  
  Good dental hygiene is crucial to good health, but the COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns about the wisdom of visiting the dentist?
  Newsmax.  Friday, 27 Mar 2020.
• Coronavirus: Dentists to help staff new hospitals
  
  Thousands of dental staff are being redeployed to aid the battle against the Coronavirus pandemic.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 26 Mar 2020.
• 'We can't talk to him': Father's COVID-19 infection puts B.C. family in separate quarantine
  
  Rosa, a 24-year-old student, and her mother are in self-isolation at home with symptoms, while her father is in a Vancouver intensive care unit, having likely been infected with COVID-19 at a dental conference.
  CBC News.  Thursday, 26 Mar 2020.
• States Get Creative To Find And Deploy More Health Workers In COVID-19 Fight
  
  To stop COVID-19, retired doctors are signing up to take clinical shifts. Specialists, including dentists, could move to front line care. And med students are fielding calls in overwhelmed clinics.
  NPR.  Wednesday, 25 Mar 2020.
• B.C. dentist who attended Vancouver conference dies of suspected COVID-19 complications
  
  A B.C. dentist who attended a Vancouver conference at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak has died of suspected COVID-19 complications. ...
  CBC News.  Tuesday, 24 Mar 2020.
• Celebrity dentist Gamer Verdian reveals his oral hygiene practices amid coronavirus
  
  Sydney dentist Gamer Verdian has revealed why practicing a simple dental hygiene at home is just as important as washing your hands regularly and adopting social distancing amid coronavirus.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 23 Mar 2020.
• Dentists reduce hours, postpone elective procedures to combat coronavirus
  
  Dentist offices are cutting hours or closing after the American Dental Association advised dentists Monday to offer only emergency care to their patients amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 19 Mar 2020.
• Dental association encourages dentists to postpone non-emergency appointments during coronavirus pandemic
  
  The American Dental Association said postponing elective appointments, like teeth cleanings, would allow dentists to focus on patients who need emergency work.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 17 Mar 2020.
• Ouch: Patients prescribed opioids after tooth extraction report worse pain
  
  The use of opioids to soothe the pain of a pulled tooth could be drastically reduced or eliminated altogether from dentistry, say researchers.
  Science Daily.  Friday, 13 Mar 2020.
• Elite Dental Partners Names Dr. Adam Burr Chief Dental Officer
  
  CHICAGO - Elite Dental Partners has named Adam Burr, DDS, its new chief dental officer.
  Business Wire.  Wednesday, 11 Mar 2020.
• Align Technology to Acquire exocad in Digital Dentistry Space
  
  This acquisition is expected to boost Align Technology's (ALGN) portfolio of Invisalign and iTero digital solutions.
  Zacks.  Monday, 9 Mar 2020.
• Fake Dentist Treated Patients for Years
  
  A Jacksonville man has been arrested for the third time after practicing dentistry without a license, according to a report.
  Newsmax.  Thursday, 5 Mar 2020.
• How millets sustained Mongolia's empires
  
  Researchers examined stable isotopes from bone collagen and dental enamel to reconstruct the diets of ancient Mongolians. ...
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 3 Mar 2020.

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