Electric Cookers Effectively Sterilize N95 Respirators
Electric multicookers may be able to sanitize N95 respirator masks, report researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, enabling their safe reuse.
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New York Looks for PPE Fee Refunds from Dental Providers
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued guidance to dental insurers that their participating providers should not be charging.
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Free Guide Explains New Safety Protocols to Dental Patients
As more patients return to dentists for routine care, Dental Patient Care in the Era of COVID-19 tells them how their appointments will.
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FDA Expands Warning About Methanol Hand Sanitizers
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to warn consumers and healthcare professionals that they should not be using certain alcohol-based hand.
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Study to Examine COVID-19 Infection Rates Among Dentists
Researchers with the McGill University Faculty of Dentistry will conduct a long-term study of COVID-19 incidence rates among dentists and risks associated with.
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Ozone May Effectively Disinfect PPE for Reuse
Ozone gas, a highly reactive chemical comprising three oxygen atoms, could provide a safe means for disinfecting certain types of personal protective equipment.
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How to Talk to Patients About Safety and COVID-19
During normal times, nearly 75% of adults in the United States encounter some amount of fear related to visiting a dentist, according to.
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Autoclaving and Alcohol May Damage N95s and Face Masks
A University of Cincinnati researcher is advising against using two widely available sterilization methods to clean disposable surgical masks and N95 respirators for.
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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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Dental Students Produce Free Face Shields
A team of students at the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Dental Medicine are using 3-D printers to supply UB and western.
