Donna Catapano-Martinez, DHSc, CDA, RDH, is an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting at New York University College of Dentistry in New York. She is also an online adjunct professor in the School of Health Sciences at Georgia Highlands College in Rome. Catapano-Martinez has more than 20 years of experience in academia and has been treating patients in private practice since 1999.
Oral health professionals need to be aware of the risks posed by dental aerosols in order to reduce the risk of disease transmission before, during, and after patient care.