A sprawling convention center in El Paso will act as a makeshift hospital starting this week, as the southern Texas city grapples with spiking COVID-19 cases and a subsequent surge in hospitalizations related to the disease. © Sergio Flores/Getty Voters cast ballots at an in-person polling site in Austin, Texas, […]
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CLOSE This is how often you should wash your cloth face mask. USA TODAY As health officials continue to urge people to wear masks in public, a dentist in Canada has shared a genius hack for making face masks fit better. Olivia Cui typically shares dental health tips and offers entertaining insight […]
In mid-March, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration appeared to throw a lifeline to thousands of dentists who were terrified they would have to close their offices, leaving cavities unfilled, cleanings unscheduled and dental diseases undetected. As one of the most dangerous professions for catching airborne infections, the dentists were anxious to […]
CUMMING, Ga. — A Georgia dentist spent the weekend brainstorming with friends that had a background in engineering and medicine to help fill the shortage of face masks for those on the front line. Dr. Mark Causey runs a 3D capable orthodontic office that can scan patients and create full […]
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — It may look like she is jousting, but in fact, Dr. Alisa Kauffman is fighting to keep people healthy. She is a dentist who usually makes house calls to the homebound elderly in Manhattan, but these days, it’s all about tele-dentistry and giving out masks. […]