The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Georgetown (Mass.) Dental for seven safety measure violations.

Since reopening in early June, Tammy Chen, DDS, has seen at least one patient with a tooth fracture every day, according to a New York Times article penned by the dentist.

Illinois will need to recruit additional health professionals to administer COVID-19 vaccines, including dentists and dental hygienists, said Ngozi Ezike, MD, director of the state health department.

Dentists have always been concerned with making sure their patients are in a safe environment, but the COVID-19 pandemic has driven infection control procedures to be an unequivocally top-of-mind topic as they continue to provide care for patients who are often anxious about contracting the disease.

Healthy People 2030, a 10-year national plan by HHS aiming to improve public health and prevent disease, launched Aug. 18.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is donating emergency personal protective equipment kits to dentists across the state, according to NBC affiliate WPBN-TV.

Sixty percent of Americans surveyed said they were comfortable visiting a dentist and planned to schedule a routine checkup before the end of 2020, according to a survey commissioned by Pittsburgh-based North American Dental Group.

Some dentists are refuting recent claims that wearing masks could lead to dental problems, according to The Los Angeles Times.

The American Dental Association on Aug. 12 issued its response to the World Health Organization's recent recommendation that patients delay routine dental visits until the pandemic is more under control.

The World Health Organization released interim guidance advising patients delay routine dental visits until the pandemic is more under control.

A California dentist said he believes gum disease patients with high levels of inflammation are more likely to suffer severe complications if infected with COVID-19, according to ABC's KGO-TV.

Dental practices should encourage physical distancing as an important strategy to prevent virus transmission, according to updated CDC guidelines.

The CDC made changes Aug. 4 to its interim infection control guidelines for dental settings.

Two Colorado dental practices have been tied to COVID-19 outbreaks, CBS affiliate KKTV reports.

Face mask mandates were issued in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana and Montana within the last week, CNN reports. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom halted indoor operations for many businesses July 13 to slow the transmission of COVID-19, the California Dental Association reports.

The Mississippi State Department of Health has ordered a temporary ban on nonemergency medical procedures in response to the state's personal protective equipment shortages and growing number of COVID-19 cases.

The World Health Organization has said the novel coronavirus can linger in the air indoors.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said July 8 that he would suspend elective surgeries again if needed, according to WLTX.

The University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry failed to implement several COVID-19 safety practices, several residents and faculty members told the Daily Bruin.