Questions about dental patient safety amid COVID-19?
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COVID-19 Webinars
PPE Resources
- Millions of fake N95 masks shipped to U.S. health providers
- PPE supply still spotty
- In ADA group poll, dentists report jump in PPE prices
- PPE shortages spread, scams grow
- Can N95 masks be safely decontaminated?
- Breathing exercises to help with PPE gear
- Tips to prevent PPE overheating
- Waukegan firm offers to decontaminate N95 masks free
- FDA-authorized respirators listed
- To report PPE shortages to the FDA, email [email protected]
- 3M offers FAQ on respirator protection
- Best practices offered for using facial masks
- CDC offers strategies to preserve PPE
Practice Recovery Resources
- 14 percent of parents don’t think it’s safe to send child to dentist
- HR experts discuss if vaccination should be mandatory for staff
- HHS Provider Relief portal opens
- Shortened PPP forgiveness loan form available
- How to enforce mask-wearing among patients: CDA advice
- COVID-19 and its effects on dentistry: predictions, recommendations
- Pandemic has accelerated dental industry transformation
- COVID-19 PPE fee may violate consumer protection laws
- 24-month recovery strategies from Dr. Roger Levin
- Returning to work protocols for symptomatic healthcare professionals
Business Concerns
- How to develop a post-pandemic financial plan for dental office
- How dental practice valuations have changed since COVID-19
Office Risks
- How to use ultrasonics with fewer aerosols
- U.K. researchers find unusual COVID-19 oral symptoms
- Dentists should remain vigilant about infection control after getting vaccine
- FDA scales back cycles an N95 mask can be re-used
- Journal of Dentistry looks at aerosol-producing procedures
- Tips to control aerosols in the dental practice
- Virus patients most infectious two days before, five days after symptoms appear: Lancet
- Molecular iodine a frontline defense against coronavirus
- Airborne spread of coronavirus explained
- Study finds COVID-19 patients can produce aerosols beyond 6-feet range
- 3 tips for improving office air quality
- Study indicates how to prep teeth without using sprays
- PVP-1 rinse, throat spray kill 99% of SARS-CoV-2 in seconds
- Water line maintenance key in infection control
- Infection control guidance
ADA Resources
- ADA urges changes to PPP to help dental practices
- ADA joins group looking for clarity on vaccination incentives
- ADA calls for liability protection for dentists giving vaccine
- ADA collects vaccine FAQ for practice owners, employees
- ADA issues fact sheet on updates to PPP, Economic Injury programs
Health & Well-being Resources
- Pandemic’s mental health burden heaviest among young adults
- Pfizer vaccine highly effective after one dose, doesn’t need ultra-cold storage
- Pfizer begins vaccine trial for pregnant women
- U.K. variant could be dominant strain in U.S. by March
- Study shows strong 1-dose immune response with Pfizer vaccine
- Sterilizing vs. protective immunity vaccines explained: Scientific American
- Loss of sleep, stress lasting effects of pandemic
- Drugmakers start vaccine testing in children
- Study reports long-term effects of virus infection
- Vaccine side effects explained
- Vaccine considerations for those with underlying health conditions
- COVID-19 a ‘multi-system’ disease, confounding recovery for some
- What do antibody tests tell us?
- COVID-19 becomes chronic disease for some
- Does oral bacteria play a role in virus severity?
- Deaths rates 12 times higher for patients with preexisting conditions
Additional Information & Resources
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – COVID-19 Vaccinations: EEO Overview
- World Health Organization – International updates
- CDC – National updates
- State of Illinois – State updates
- City of Chicago – City updates
- Chicago Public Schools updates
- Chicago Park District updates
- Illinois Department of Public Health – State updates from Dept. of Health
- Ask Dr. Arwady – Ask Chicago Commissioner of Public Health questions at 11 a.m. any day on Twitter.
- American Dental Association
- Illinois State Dental Society