Infection Control: Page 48

46% of dental offices may collapse if COVID-19 restrictions continue

By Melissa Busch

A whopping 46% of dentists believe they will not be able to sustain their practices if they are forced to keep postponing all nonemergency treatments through the end of August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from the ADA Health Policy Institute.

April 21, 2020

ADA offers PPE guidance to dentists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA has offered new interim guidance on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for dentists reopening their practices when state mandates are lifted.

April 20, 2020

Cannabidiol may help antibiotics fight resistant bacteria

By Melissa Busch

As many people around the U.S. celebrate the marijuana-centered holiday 4/20 today, they may not realize the plant has more to offer than a good high. Combining antibiotics with a cannabis-derived chemical may be the answer to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a recent study.

April 19, 2020

Week in Review: An open letter to Dr. Fauci from a hygienist | Aerosols and infection control in the dental practice | Antiviral oral spray slows COVID-19?

By Kevin Henry

April 17, 2020

CDS, dentists donate PPE to front-line workers

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Chicago Dental Society (CDS) and local dentists have donated thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to healthcare professionals fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 16, 2020

Canadian dental hygiene college donates over 30K PPE

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dental hygiene college in Canada has donated more than 30,000 pieces from its supply of personal protective equipment (PPE).

April 15, 2020

New trial to look at antiviral oral spray to prevent COVID-19

By Melissa Busch

University Hospitals in Cleveland plans to begin a clinical trial that investigates whether an over-the-counter antiviral oral spray can prevent airborne transmission of COVID-19 to front-line healthcare workers.

April 15, 2020

When can I reopen my practice safely? Rely on data, not dates

By Dr. Margaret Scarlett

Like so many of you, Dr. Margaret Scarlett is ready to start seeing nonemergency patients again. When might that happen? Dr. Scarlett gives you her ideas on why some key indicators will play a bigger role in that decision than anything else.

April 15, 2020

OralDNA Labs launches PCR test for novel coronavirus

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental testing specialist OralDNA Labs has rolled out a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for SARS-CoV-2 from its OraRisk line of salivary diagnostics.

April 14, 2020

Talking aerosols and infection control in the dental practice, now and after COVID-19

By Dr. David Rice

Dr. David Rice, clinical editor for DrBicuspid.com, joins Kevin Henry, DrBicuspid.com editor in chief, and dental infection control expert Leslie Canham to discuss what we know about aerosols in the dental practice and how they can affect the dental team during a procedure.

April 14, 2020

Videos share expert advice for dentists, dental team members during COVID-19 pandemic

By Kevin Henry

We brought together some of the leading experts in the dental industry to give their thoughts on the current and future states of dentistry. In these video interviews, Dr. David Rice and Kevin Henry sit down with thought leaders on everything from infection control to business training to communication.

April 13, 2020

Hearing the COVID-19 facts from a pulmonologist

By Dr. David Rice

Dr. David Rice, clinical editor for DrBicuspid.com, and Kevin Henry, editor in chief, sat down with pulmonologist Dr. Robert Stein to give a view from the medical community on the COVID-19 pandemic and the dental-medical connection, now and in the future.

April 8, 2020

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