Guest Editorial: Striving to Be Part of the Solution
By Sherri Foran, RDH, BSDH, MPA, PHDH, Monica Baldwin, RDH, PHDH, BSDH, Laura Baus, RDH, EMT, BS, MDH, PHDH Almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, tensions…
Category: Infection Control
Disclosing Infectious Disease Status
By Melanie E. Patterson, RDH, BSDH, Abbigale D. White, RDH, BS, BSDH, Kimberlynn N. Patzold, RDH, BSDH, Tracy King, RDH, MS, Faizan Kabani, PhD, MBA, MHA, RDH, FAADH, Leigh Ann…
Essentials of Operatory Preparation, Disinfection, and Sterilization
By Melissa Ray, RDH, BS, MS, Crystal Kanderis Lane, RDH, BS, MS, Jacqueline J. Freudenthal, RDH, MHE Professionals and researchers in dentistry, medicine, and public health continue…
What You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccines
By Michelle Wood, RDH, MS, JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AFAAOM Since February 2020, United States oral health professionals and patients have been addressing the health…
Reduce Aerosol Risk With Preprocedural Mouthrinse
By Rosette Bravo-Nguyen, RDH, BA It should be of no surprise that in the midst of a global pandemic, infection control and clinician safety are…
Vaccination Recommendations
Dental hygienists need to be familiar with vaccination recommendations in order to protect themselves from exposure to infectious diseases and educate…
Clinical Insights: Proceed With Caution
By Stephen K. Harrel, DDS Because the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread through the air, the scientific world has focused on the…
Clinical Insights: What We Know and Don’t Know About Dental Aerosols
By Stephen K. Harrel, DDS Stephen K. Harrel, DDS, is an adjunct professor in the Department of Periodontics at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. A…
Coronavirus Overview for Dental Professionals
By Susan Davide, RDH, MS, MSEd, Anty Lam, RDH, MPH, Christine Macarelli, RDH, MS The 2019 novel coronavirus, which manifests as COVID-19, is described as the defining…