Dentists have always been concerned with making sure their patients are in a safe environment, but the COVID-19 pandemic has driven infection control procedures to be an unequivocally top-of-mind topic as they continue to provide care for patients who are often anxious about contracting the disease.
Here are the 12 most-read stories from Becker's Dental + DSO Review this summer.
- Dentists struggling to protect themselves against COVID-19 without PPE
- ADA: What to do if a patient tests positive for COVID-19
- ADA encourages waiting period before disinfecting treatment rooms
- 6 staff members test positive for COVID-19 at Georgia dental school
- Dentists aren't regularly checked for COVID-19, North Carolina dentist says
- Dental professionals have higher COVID-19 risk than patients
- 'Throw it in the garbage': Valve mask doesn't protect patients, dentist warns
- UCLA dental school failed to implement COVID-19 safety practices, staff and residents say
- COVID-19 outbreaks reported at 2 Colorado dental practices
- How to limit virus transmission between dental staff, per CDC
- WHO: Avoid routine dental visits until COVID-19 transmission is controlled
- Virginia dentist fined $5K for unsanitary conditions
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