Polymers Prevent Aerosolization During Dental Treatment
2020-08-26
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have been considering how the spinning, vibrating tools in the dental office turn water into mist and
aerosols
10 steps back to practice after COVID-19 – PPE
2020-07-02
Neel Kothari explores the different options of PPE available to practices and the dental team as they look to reopen. Let me start by making
New York Dentists Finally Return to Work as Challenges Remain
2020-06-02
On May 31, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that dentists could begin offering elective and other non-emergency treatment, beginning June 1. After more than
ADA Emphasizes Guidance for Elective Treatment as Practices Reopen
2020-05-28
As dentists in nearly every state are now allowed to perform elective procedures again, the ADA notes that oral health is integral to overall health
California Offers Guidelines for Resuming Elective Dental Care
2020-05-12
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released its Guidance for Resuming Deferred and Preventive Dental Care. Dental healthcare personnel (DHCP) face very high
CDC Infection Control Guidelines Catch Up With Need to Address Aerosols
2020-04-22
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the COVID-19 Response. Its second
CDC Updates Interim Infection Control Guidelines Again
2020-04-09
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the COVID-19 Response. The
Irish Dentists Frustrated by Government’s Lack of Response to COVID-19
2020-03-23
General dentists in Ireland have signed a letter to the editor to The Irish Times, the nation’s largest newspaper, in response to their government’s lack
