Dental Student’s Invention Improves PPE Testing
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a manufacturing shortage of a small part used in fittings for N95 masks and.
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Moderate Heat and High Relative Humidity Can Disinfect N95s for Reuse
A combination of moderate heat and high relative humidity can be used to disinfect N95 mask materials without hampering their ability to filter.
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OSHA Fines Massachusetts Practice for COVID-19 Safety Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Georgetown Dental of Georgetown, Massachusetts, for violating respiratory protection and other standards. OSHA cited.
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Portable Disinfection Chamber Uses UV Light to Sterilize PPE
Portable disinfection chambers that use ultraviolet (UV) light to inactivate virus particles could allow healthcare workers and other frontline personnel such as emergency.
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Nearly 99% of Dental Practices Now Open
Nearly 99% of dental practices were open at the end of July, with a split of 44.5% seeing business as usual and 54.3%.
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Electric Cookers Effectively Sterilize N95 Respirators
Electric multicookers may be able to sanitize N95 respirator masks, report researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, enabling their safe reuse.
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Autoclaving and Alcohol May Damage N95s and Face Masks
A University of Cincinnati researcher is advising against using two widely available sterilization methods to clean disposable surgical masks and N95 respirators for.
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90% of Dental Practices Now Open for Elective Care
Dentistry’s rebound continues with 90% of practices now open for elective care as of June 1, according to the ADA Health Policy Institute.
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Program Reprocesses N95 Respirators for Future Use
To ensure it has enough personal protective equipment (PPE) to treat a second wave of COVID-19, the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto.
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The CDC Says N95s Can Be Decontaminated and Reused
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that N95 respirators can be decontaminated and reused as protection against the virus that.
