infection control

ADA Tells White House There’s No Grave Danger of COVID-19 Exposure in Dental Settings

The ADA told the White House Office of Management and Budget that there doesn’t...

Infection Control Coalition Publishes Code of Professional Conduct

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP), the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB),...

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Dental Practices: One Year Later

It seems like a lifetime ago and also just yesterday that dental practices around...

16.3% of UK Dental Staff Test Positive for SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies

A study led by the University of Birmingham of more than a thousand dental...

US Dentists See a 2.6% COVID-19 Infection Rate

More than a year after COVID-19 appeared in the United States, dentists continue to...

Henry Schein Donates 2.5 Million PPE Items to Brazil and India

Henry Schein has partnered with CH Robinson and the CH Robinson Foundation to donate...

Many AGPs Appear Unlikely to Generate Infectious Aerosol

Emerging evidence indicates that many currently defined aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) are unlikely to play...

CO2 Levels Can Be Used to Assess Air Quality in Dental Offices

Dental offices can use carbon-dioxide (CO2) levels to determine their ventilation rates and assess...

AGD and AAOMS Lobby for the Healthy Workplaces Tax Credit Act

The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial...

How to Shore Up the Dental Hygienist Workforce After COVID-19

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been pervasive. And like so many areas...