Program Reprocesses N95 Respirators for Future Use
2020-06-10
To ensure it has enough personal protective equipment (PPE) to treat a second wave of COVID-19, the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto has developed
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Becoming a UDC – a practice manager’s experience
2020-06-10
Practice manager Lauren Davis speaks to {my}dentist about working in a UDC and where she sees dentistry heading in the future. Nobody could have predicted
Public attitudes on returning to dentistry post COVID-19 – the practice
2020-06-10
As dental teams start to open their doors for face-to-face treatment, Michael Heffernan discusses what practices need to do to reassure and communicate. In our
Wuhan healthcare workers with correct PPE did not contract COVID-19, study finds
2020-06-10
Frontline healthcare workers in Wuhan who were appropriately protected did not contract COVID-19, new research has revealed. In a study published by The BMJ, researchers
‘Can does not mean should’: leading dental figure calls for profession to pace itself
2020-06-09
A dentist is calling on dental teams to offer treatment at their own pace as practices across England start to open their doors for face-to-face
Dental profession reacts as practices start to reopen
2020-06-08
Today, practices across England have started to reopen their doors to patients as they prepare to offer treatment in the face of COVID-19. Many have
The CDC Says N95s Can Be Decontaminated and Reused
2020-06-06
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that N95 respirators can be decontaminated and reused as protection against the virus that causes COVID-19,
Most practices to treat less than quarter of pre-COVID patient numbers, survey shows
2020-06-05
The majority (more than 60%) of dental practices predict they will be able to treat less than one quarter of the patients they saw prior
Collaboration Reviews International Recommendations for Reopening
2020-06-05
The World Health Organization and the Scottish government have praised a rapid review of recommendations to reopen dental services led by academics from the universities
Employee Mental Health Requires Support During the Pandemic
2020-06-05
Healthcare workers including dental professionals in the United States have been facing the COVID-19 pandemic for more than three months. Stressors such as insufficient personal
One in two dental professionals say finances are biggest concern, survey reveals
2020-06-04
More than one in two (53%) dental professionals said financial worries were having the biggest impact on their mental health in the face of COVID-19.
CDO Sara Hurley releases ‘return to work’ SOP for dentistry
2020-06-04
The CDO for England has released the new standard operating procedure for dental teams as they prepare to get back to practice. CDO Sara Hurley
