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Posted on January 7, 2021 - Con artists often take advantage of events in the news as they create bogus schemes to part us from our money. And what has been a bigger news story than the COVID-19 pandemic? Scammers have been busy. They’ve been selling phony preventative and treatment cures, masks with impossible powers, and useless disinfection devices. As soon as public health agencies began contact tracing, scammers began impersonating them to access the personal information of unwitting victims.

Posted on January 5, 2021 - Among the other side effects of COVID-19 and the accompanying quarantine, dentists say that more patients are calling with broken or cracked teeth—a result of the stress we’re experiencing, which we often take out on our teeth with clenching or grinding. But broken teeth aren’t the only oral health problem that’s increased. Many patients are experiencing jaw pain, likely due to disorders of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).

Posted on December 24, 2020 - None of the COVID-19 vaccines currently in development in the United States uses the live virus that causes COVID-19. You may have symptoms like a fever after you get a vaccine. This is normal and a sign that your immune system is learning how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19.

Posted on December 22, 2020 - Your best protection from COVID-19 will be a combination of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, wearing a mask, staying at least 6 feet away from others, avoiding crowds, and washing your hands often. No one tool alone is going to stop the pandemic.

Posted on December 17, 2020 - We’re advised by public health experts that it’s best to stay home for the holidays this year! But some families have decided to take a road trip. Hopefully they will be following safety precautions when they get there, such as testing, wearing masks and perhaps gathering outside—but what about during the car trip? That public restroom might be pretty sketchy! And what if the car breaks down? It’s imperative to plan ahead this year, experts say.