Here are the top 20 infection control stories Becker’s Dental Review reported in 2020:
- ‘We don’t have a choice’: How one dentist revamped his office to limit COVID-19 spread
- Connecticut dental clinic closed due to coronavirus concerns
- COVID-19 outbreaks reported at 2 Colorado dental practices
- ADA provides interim PPE guidelines as some states begin reopening
- Massachusetts dental offices remain open, treating non-urgent patients, hygienist says
- Utah governor reopens dental offices, unveils COVID-19 tracking app
- CDC updates guidelines for dental offices resuming care
- Tooth loss may be long-term COVID-19 side effect
- FEMA plans to have dentists reuse masks, gowns through summer
- Routine dental appointments in San Francisco require COVID-19 test
- How dentists can prepare for coronavirus
- New Jersey dentist suspended after 15 patient infections, 1 death tied to practice
- ‘It’s not mandatory’: Hidden cameras at SmileDirectClub shops show employees misguiding patients
- ADA: What to do if a patient tests positive for COVID-19
- ‘Do not go see your dentist,’ Ohio dental hygienist says
- Confusion surrounds reopening guidelines for Texas dentists
- Florida dental student with COVID-19 treated patients while sick
- Massachusetts dental practice fined $9.5K for COVID-19 safety violations
- Dental patients at Texas clinic contracted HIV, hep C due to poor sterilization, lawsuit claims
- ADA encourages waiting period before disinfecting treatment rooms
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