As more states consider adding the American Dental Association’s “oral preventive assistant,” dental hygienists assert patient care will suffer and suggest moving the profession toward self-governance.
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The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released the following tips to help safeguard oral health professionals as they return to practice.
Encourage clinicians and staff to stay home if sick…
Study: Antibiotics May Increase Risk for Opioid Abuse
A study published in eNeuro suggests taking antibiotics with opioids may increase the risk of opioid abuse.
While Moderna’s Vaccine Offers Hope, Absence of Data Raises Doubt
A COVID-19 vaccine—created by Moderna in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)—seems to initiate an immune response in a Phase 1 trial, giving hope to the possibility of an effective vaccine in…
Expanding the Dental Hygiene Scope of Practice
Over the past decade, legislatures across the United States have grappled with scope of practice issues for health professions, including dental hygiene.
Testing Expands Across the Country With Federal Funding
To help states reach their benchmarks for reopening, the United States Department of Health and Human Services will provide $11 billion to expand testing capabilities. Under this umbrella, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Maps Provide Zip Code-Level Detail on Risk of COVID-19 Complications Across Wisconsin
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are providing local public health officials across Wisconsin with zip code-level data on the susceptibility of residents to severe complications from COVID-19.
Improve Your Health With Chair Yoga
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Check Your Mask Inventory: FDA Revokes Authorization on Some KN95s
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently revoked its emergency authorization of several KN95 masks because they could not meet the minimum particle filtration requirement of 95%. They include KN95 masks manufactured by…
Implant Dentistry Continues to Grow
According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, 3 million people in the United States have implants. This number is expected to grow by 500,000 each year. As the number of patients with implants continues to rise, so does the risk…
Ophthalmology Residents at High Risk, Emphasizing Need for Eye Protection
A recent survey of more than 2,300 medical residents in the greater New York area found that ophthalmology residents in addition to emergency medicine and anesthesiology residents were at the greatest risk of COVID-19 infection.…
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