The DEA’s 20th National Drug Take-Back Day is this Saturday, April 30, 2022. This is a safe, responsible way to rid home medicine cabinets of unused prescription drugs and prevent diversion for misuse or illicit use. Please visit dea.gov/takebackday to find the nearest US Drug Enforcement Agency Drug Take-Back Day site nearest you. Please share this link [...]
Virginia launched the statewide COVID-19 vaccine registration website on Tuesday, vaccinate.virginia.gov. The new site centralizes the vaccine distribution effort to help speed up vaccinations and save lives. Registration does not sign you up for the vaccination, but puts you contact with your local health department to receive the vaccination. You decide how you would like [...]
Is your water fluoridated, click here (Virginia localities). from the American Dental Association Fluoride in Water is Safe and It Works More than 70 years of scientific research has consistently shown that: an optimal level of fluoride in community water is safe and effective plus, it prevents tooth decay by at least 25% in both [...]
In 2016 the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) released an updated co-developed guideline, "Appropriate Use Criteria [use of prophylactic antibiotics] For the Management of Patients with Orthopaedic Implants Undergoing Dental Procedures ," a systematic review of existing clinical research published in peer-reviewed journals to determine the correlation between [...]
