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5 Ways to Protect Dental Practices During COVID-19
As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s vital that dental practices follow appropriate guidelines to keep staff and patients safe, while protecting the practice from legal risks. Here are five ways to start.
New Prediction Model Can Help Forecast Severity of COVID-19
A new prediction model, called the COVID Inpatient Risk Calculator, can help forecast if a patient is at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 or dying from the virus.
Updated COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for New York State Healthcare Professionals
An update to New York State Executive Order 202.61 says healthcare personnel who order and administer COVID-19 tests must now document and report if the patient attends, works or volunteers in a school.
The Scope: Can Dentists Be Sued for Transmission of COVID-19?
Dentists could potentially find themselves facing liability claims from patients who allege they contracted COVID-19 while receiving treatment at a dentist’s office, but whether that lawsuit will be successful is another question.
ADA Stresses Importance of Early Access to COVID-19 Vaccine for Dentists
The American Dental Association emphasized that dentists, as essential health care workers, should be among those groups allowed early access to the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.
Experts say Online Searchers for Certain GI Symptoms May be Linked to Rates of COVID-19
A study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology indicates that Google searches for a number of common gastrointestinal symptoms may predict future COVID-19 infection rates in a region.
Experts Say a COVID-19 Infection May Result in Lasting Health Consequences
A growing number of patients infected with COVID-19 are experiencing lasting and serious health conditions caused by the virus.
New York State Dentists Can Administer COVID-19 Tests
With the issuance of a new Executive Order in New York, dentists can now administer COVID-19 point-of-care tests according to the state guidelines and requirements.
ADA Declares Dentists Essential, Disagrees With WHO Advice to Delay Care
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that people delay dental care. However, as stated in a recent statement, the American Dental Association (ADA) “respectfully yet strongly disagrees.”
CDC says understanding the prevalence of and factors associated with COVID-19 infection among frontline providers is essential for developing effective strategies that minimize the spread of the virus in healthcare settings.