Infection Control: Page 37

Can dental scalers, drills be used without spraying aerosols?

By Melissa Busch

Adding a polymer to a dental office's water system can completely eliminate aerosols generated by ultrasonic scalers and drills, reducing the transmission risk of pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, according to a study published online August 25 in Physics of Fluids.

August 27, 2020

The benefits of hypochlorous acid in the battle against COVID-19

By Yolanda Mangrum, DDS, and Fred Joyal

Many dentists, including one of the article's authors, Dr. Yolanda Mangrum, have started using hypochlorous acid as a way of sterilizing their operatories and practices because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Mangrum and Fred Joyal dive into its benefits and why dental practices are looking to it as an answer.

August 24, 2020

Do's and don'ts for infection control

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Dental practices have always had strict infection control protocols. However, in these times, the stakes have never been higher. Practices must stay aware of all the latest rules, regulations, and resources, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin.

August 23, 2020

RDHs give advice on coping with PPE in the age of COVID-19

By Kevin Henry

How are dental hygienists dealing with additional personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements in the dental practice? We asked hygienists across the U.S. for their thoughts and the advice they would share with their colleagues. From North Carolina to Washington state, they answered our question with some interesting tips.

August 23, 2020

FDA: Some types of PPE in low supply in the U.S.

By Melissa Busch

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is tasked with monitoring supply chains during public health emergencies, has announced that supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE), including surgical respirators, are limited due to the pandemic.

August 23, 2020

Week in Review: Politics and dentistry | Brutal honesty from hygienists | Medical insurance

By Kevin Henry

August 21, 2020

AI-based test diagnoses dental infection-related brain abscess

By Melissa Busch

A pathogen detection test based on artificial intelligence (AI) was used to diagnose a patient's rare progressive brain abscess caused by a dental infection. Details were published on July 26 in a case report in the World Journal of Clinical Cases.

August 20, 2020

Will capturing droplets at the source make dental offices safer?

By Melissa Busch

Wearing personal protective equipment, sending sick employees home, and integrating indoor air quality control strategies, such as air cleaning, can reduce exposure to SARS-CoV-2. However, installing extraction arms can take safety to the next level at dental offices.

August 18, 2020

Which mouthwashes inactivated SARS-CoV-2 the best?

By Melissa Busch

Over-the-counter mouthwashes may inactivate SARS-CoV-2, reducing the viral load in patients' mouths for a short period of time and potentially cutting the risk of transmission, according to a study published on July 29 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

August 17, 2020

'We don't want to die.' RDHs open up to us in latest survey results

By Kevin Henry

We asked dental hygienists across the U.S. for their thoughts on the current and future states of their profession and the dental industry. In this article, we begin to unveil some of the concerns that we have heard from hygienists about returning to work and their "new normal."

August 16, 2020

Week in Review: WHO and dentistry face off | Your practice's air quality | Boosting your business

By Kevin Henry

August 14, 2020

WHO's call to halt oral care in COVID-19 hotbeds gets icy replies

By Melissa Busch

Associations and dentists are reeling from the World Health Organization's (WHO) recent recommendation to postpone routine dental checkups in areas with community spread of COVID-19 to protect dental teams and patients from potential infection-spreading aerosols.

August 13, 2020

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