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Dental News

Building A Safest Dental Visit: A New CDC Resource For Dental Professionals.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Oral Health released a free, online training on safe care in the dental office and the principles of...

Dental News

Study Reveals Why Gowns and Gloves can be so Dangerous

CDC investigators urge that there needs to be a national standard for measuring the effectiveness of personal protective equipment at its most vulnerable spot—t

Prosthodontics

Impact Of Covid - 19 On Prosthodontic Practice – A Review

- Dr Snehal Kamble, Dr Shruti Gawande Abstract Covid-19 (Corona virus disease 2019) is a RNA-based virus that came to light in December 2019 when China...

Dental News

A Suit that Protect Dentist from Coronavirus

Mexican dentist Adela Rendon Campiglio and biomedical engineer Fernando Aviles have created a Covid-19 protective suit for dental professionals. In an...

Dental News

WHO calls for Postponing some Dental Procedures

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that routine non-essential dental procedures should be postponed until transmission of COVID-19 is sufficiently...

Preventive & Community Dentistry

Interim guidance for Essential Oral Health Services Amid COVID19 - WHO

Dental News

The Mask that Deactivates the Coronavirus

A team of scientists from the University of Toronto has tested and found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 can be stopped by the TrioMed Active...

Dental News

Mask Up! A Guide to Understanding Masks Currently Used in Dentistry

As we prepare to return to our practices, it is essential to know about different types of masks and respirator options available and the degree of protection...

Dental Education & Research

Post COVID dentistry: Future & Investment

Introduction: The pandemic crisis of β-coronavirus (2019-nCoV) originated in China and has become a major public health disaster not only for China but for all...

Dental Education & Research

Post COVID Dentistry: Dental Office Preparation

COVID-19, a virus belonging to a family of Coronavirus has brought the entire world to face a period of global recession. First time in the global history as...

Dental News

A Guide To Disinfection Of Face Shield While Maintaining Optical Clarity.

Proper disinfection of face shields such that optical clarity is maintained is one of the most sought questions nowadays. As most of the dentists are using re-u

Editorial

Yes, You Can Safely Visit a Dentist During Emergency

To anyone wondering whether it’s safe to visit a dentist amid this pandemic? My answer will be an Absolute yes!! As dental practices across the globe are...

Editorial

Are We Sleepwalking Into PPE Paralysis?

We are approaching to re-opening of dental practise across the globe after a long “ Emergency Services Only” break from routine dental care. We are all ready...

Dental Education & Research

The Novel Coronavirus Pandemic: Challenges & Coping Strategies for Dental Practitioners

Abstract Healthcare workers are the frontliners in the fight against COVID-19, where they are risking their lives every now and then to treat their patients....

Dental News

How To Sanitize N95 Masks for Re-use? A study by NIH.

N95 respirators can be decontaminated effectively and maintain functional integrity for up to three uses, according to National Institutes of Health scientists.

Dental News

Beware Dentists! Are The Masks And Testing Kits That You Are Buying Online Authorized?

National agencies are asking health care providers and customers to know about scammers that are exploiting the COVID-19 episode to sell fake supplies online....

Dental Education & Research

Dental Implications during COVID –19 (Coronavirus)

The ongoing spread of severe acute respiratory coronavirus disease (COVID -19) has held the entire national as well as the international community to ransom...

Editorial

Smiles Still Seem Miles Away For Karnataka's Dentists

While the lockdown has been extended till 3rd May 2020 across India, dental clinics are given no relaxation to function even in this extended lockdown period....

Digital Dentistry

Dentists in Utah Produce Reusable Masks Using 3D Printers.

Due to the emerging number of new cases of coronavirus, the supply of personal protective equipments is running low. To overcome this, people are coming up...

Dental News

Non availability of dentist amid corona may result in 'loss of teeth' in dental patients

As dentistry is attributed as highest risk profession in terms of spread of coronavirus, all non-emergency dental services are postponed across the globe. Many...

Dental News

Virginia Dental Office to Donate PPE to Hospitals Amid Shortage

Due to the Coronavirus crisis spread throughout the world, there is an acute shortage of personal protective equipments for the healthcare workers who are...

Dental Education & Research

Dentists & COVID-19 – Everything You Need To Know

The global emergency in a nutshell COVID-19, which is now deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization has infected 181 countries & territories out of...

Dental Education & Research

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - ADA Update

Last Updated: March 16, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides important and up-to-date information to the public and healthcare...

Preventive & Community Dentistry

Indian Dental Association’s Preventive Guidelines for Dental Professionals on the Coronavirus Threat

In the light of WHO declaring COVID-19 virus to be a pandemic Indian Dental Association (IDA) recommends preventative measures for dental professionals to...