Dental School Developing Rapid, Low-Cost COVID-19 Test
As dental practices prepare to reopen, clinicians will need to know if their patients have been infected with the COVID-19 virus. A simple.
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Training Demonstrates How Improper PPE Use Leads to COVID-19 Exposure
Despite the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), many healthcare workers are contracting the COVID-19 virus. Combine improper PPE use with the aerosol-generating.
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Use Your 3-D Printer to Produce PPE During the Pandemic
As the world grapples with an unprecedented crisis, 3-D printing has emerged as a viable temporary manufacturing option to supplement supply lines that.
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Ultradent Donates 12,000 Masks to University of Utah Health
Ultradent Products is donating 12,000 disposable face masks to University of Utah Health to help mitigate the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
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WVU Develops Face Shield That Works With Loupes and Headlamps
The West Virginia University (WVU) School of Dentistry and Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Innovation Hub have developed a face shield.
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OSHA Offers Safety Guidance for Reopened Practices
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is offering guidance for dental workers and employees as practices begin reopening and offering non-emergency and.
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Tennessee Dental Practices Reopen
Effective at 12:01 am on May 6, dentists in Tennessee may resume non-emergency dental and oral procedures including hygiene visits, cosmetic procedures, and.
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Surviving COVID-19: Where Should Practice Owners Begin?
“These are unprecedented times.” It’s the phrase we’ve heard repeatedly over the last few weeks as we’ve watched the United States and the.
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Collaboration Develops Guidelines for Treating Patients With COVID-19
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society have released the.
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PPE Use May Cause Serious Skin Injuries
Personal protective equipment (PPE) may protect healthcare workers from COVID-19, but 42.8% of those treating patients infected with the virus experienced serious skin.
