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Henry Schein Cares Donates $3.6 Million in PPE to International College of Dentists

Henry Schein Cares has donated $3.6 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the International College of Dentists (ICD) Global Visionary Fund.

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Dental Practices See Slight Uptick in 2021

Dental practices are seeing a second rebound in the early days of 2021, according to the ADA Health Policy Institute (HPI) January 18.

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Distributors Remove Allocation Limits on PPE Orders

The dental industry is turning a corner and now has ample supplies of some personal protective equipment (PPE) including surgical masks, respirators, and.

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Study Shows How Far Splatter Goes During Dental Procedures

Despite personal protective equipment (PPE) use, potentially infectious splatter can reach clinicians’ faces, bodies, arms, legs, and elsewhere, according to researchers at the.

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CDC Calculator Figures Out Your PPE Burn Rate

Dentists who are concerned about how quickly they go through their personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies can use the Burn Rate Calculator, which.

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Dental Groups Ask for PPP Flexibility in PPE Costs

A coalition of 16 national dental organizations has asked Congress for flexibility in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan costs related to personal protective.

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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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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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Q&A: Dr. Edward F. Farkas on Infection Control in the Age of COVID-19

The COVID-19 coronavirus has turned routine dental procedures into risky affairs that may expose clinician and patient alike to potentially deadly infection. While.

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DSO Donates Masks and Gloves to Toronto Hospitals

The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and North York General Hospital in Toronto have received a substantial supply of gloves and surgical masks.

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