Infection Control: Page 19

CDA offers guidance on notifying patients of COVID-19 exposure

By Erik L. Ridley

The California Dental Association (CDA) has published guidance for dental offices on how and when to notify patients of potential exposure to COVID-19.

February 1, 2022

Do patients with prosthetics need antibiotic prophylaxis?

By Hannah Welk

Dental professionals may want to reconsider the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with prosthetic joints. The findings of a new study in JAMA Network Open refute the recommendation for patients with prosthetic joints undergoing invasive dental procedures.

January 30, 2022

Mothers, formula-fed babies have more similar oral bacteria

By Leah Sherwood

New research suggests that infants who are formula fed share more of their mothers' oral microbiome than babies who are only breastfed. The findings were published on January 18 in the journal mBio.

January 19, 2022

Dentists, dental students worldwide resistant to COVID-19 jabs

By Melissa Busch

Many practicing dentists and dental students throughout the world remain reluctant to receive vaccinations for COVID-19, according to a perspective published online January 17 in the Journal of Dental Sciences.

January 18, 2022

OSAP converts Boot Camp to virtual event

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) has decided to offer its January 24-26 Boot Camp as a virtual-only event.

January 17, 2022

Repositioned face masks still cause artifacts on extraoral images

By Melissa Busch

Repositioning face masks with metal nosepieces below patients' mouths may not be enough to prevent artifacts from forming during extraoral imaging, according to a letter to the editor published on January 6 in Academic Radiology.

January 13, 2022

New device may quickly, cheaply sterilize dental instruments

By Melissa Busch

A radical vapor reactor, which eliminates germs by producing high levels of reactive oxygen species, may offer a quick, low-cost way to sterilize dental instruments, according to findings published in the February issue of Process Biochemistry.

January 4, 2022

Top 10 DrBicuspid stories for 2021

By Melissa Busch

The pandemic may not have dominated our lives like it did in 2020, but it still influenced many of DrBicuspid.com's top stories for 2021. More than half of our 10 most popular stories, based on member views, had a COVID-19 hook.

December 22, 2021

My top 5 key compliance resolutions for 2022

By Linda Harvey

At the beginning of every new year, do you promise to do something new, better, or different? Compliance expert Linda Harvey writes why you should consider vowing to get your regulatory compliance back on an even keel in 2022 and outlines five resolutions to do just that.

December 20, 2021

Higher costs, future COVID-19 shutdowns weigh on dentists

By Melissa Busch

As the pandemic continues, dentists remain concerned about higher operating expenses, another COVID-19-related shutdown, and employees' inability to come to work, according to a study published online December 12 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

December 13, 2021

Man's pulled wisdom tooth leads to dangerous lung abscess

By Melissa Busch

A healthy 45-year-old man experienced respiratory failure due to a giant life-threatening lung abscess caused by oral bacteria stemming from a wisdom tooth extraction. The case report was published in the December issue of Chest.

December 7, 2021

COVID-19 testing kits can measure oral microbiome

By Theresa Pablos

COVID-19 testing kits that include preservatives can help researchers measure the oral microbiome, according to a study published on November 18 in NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes. These tests may be able to reveal a connection between the oral microbiome and COVID-19.

November 28, 2021

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