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Infection Control: Page 42
Carestream Dental introduces new portfolio of safety products
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Carestream Dental has introduced the Practice Safely portfolio, a line of personal protective equipment and electronic services designed for the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 8, 2020
What to know about antibiotics and the risk of cardiovascular death
By
Tom Viola, RPh
The relative safety of azithromycin was first questioned following a study published in 2012, which reported an association between azithromycin use and sudden cardiac death. Now Tom Viola, RPh, discusses why the drug is once again making headlines.
July 8, 2020
Patients sign petition asking for cap on PPE charges
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental patients have signed a petition asking Public Health England to review and cap personal protective equipment (PPE) surcharges to prevent dentists from profiting from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a posting on change.org.
July 7, 2020
Colgate uses dental vans to give away toothpaste, more
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Colgate-Palmolive is using its dental vans to distribute health and hygiene products to support COVID-19 relief.
July 7, 2020
Throat samples may detect SARS-CoV-2 better than nasal specimens
By
Melissa Busch
Testing oropharyngeal secretions for SARS-CoV-2 resulted in fewer false-negative results among patients who seemed to have recovered from the infection, compared with nasal-sample testing, according to a study published on July 2 in the
Journal of Dental Research
.
July 7, 2020
Does oral bacteria play a role in SARS-CoV-2 severity? Maybe
By
Melissa Busch
High bacterial loads in the mouth may be the reason why some otherwise healthy patients experience more severe SARS-CoV-2 infections, according to a new article published on June 26 in the
British Dental Journal
.
July 6, 2020
Structo to produce nasal testing swabs
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3D printing startup Structo of Singapore has pivoted from solely producing dental models to also manufacturing presterilized nasopharyngeal swabs to aid in COVID-19 testing.
July 5, 2020
Microbrush introduces new nasopharyngeal test swabs
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental accessories manufacturer Microbrush has launched nasopharyngeal test swabs to help customers conduct COVID-19 tests.
July 1, 2020
3M unveils in-house sterilization monitoring solution
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M has released the Attest Mini Auto-reader 490M, a 24-minute, in-office sterilization monitoring solution.
July 1, 2020
Dental offices open in Texas, Fla. despite spikes in COVID-19
By
Melissa Busch
Dental practices are continuing with business as usual in Texas and Florida, despite those two Sun Belt states becoming new hot spots for COVID-19, according to the states' dental associations.
June 30, 2020
AAPD Foundation, Henry Schein to provide masks to AAPD members
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The AAPD Foundation has allocated up to $1.6Â million to provide all American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) members with one 50-count supply of KN95 masks supplied at cost by Henry Schein.
June 29, 2020
ADA supports passage of new PPE bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA is hailing new legislation in Congress that will offer small businesses a $25,000 tax credit for purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
June 29, 2020
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