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June 2020 Issue
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| Mission: To provide infection prevention and safety products
that protect clinicians, patients, and the practice. |
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Palmero Healthcare Exclusives
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Infection Control Challenges: Aerosol-Generating Dental Procedures, Part 2
John A. Molinari, PhD
COVID-19 continues to spread globally, and as a result, we are experiencing what has become the worst pandemic since the 1918-1919 Spanish influenza. Every nation has felt the impact of COVID-19's staggering morbidity and mortality toll, as well as the economic consequences from shutting down much of the world's economy for months. Many of us continue to experience the seismic changes that have occured in our personal lives and our workplaces.
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Palmero Product Focus
Palmero Healthcare continues to better the lives of the practitioner and their patients.
ProVision® Secure Safety Eyewear with Strap
is our newest protection eyewear that features a vent design at the top and bottom of foam insulation that allows ventilation and comfort while protecting against sprays, splashes and splatters.
Vacuum Shock and Clean System Maintenance Kit
are an easy two-step system that keeps high an low speed evacuation lines clean and fresh. Vacuum Shock breaks up accumulated debris, while Vacuum Clean keeps your lines running at peak efficiency.
Tablet Barrier Sleeves
are designed to protect sensitive touchscreen tablet devices and provide infection prevention by mitigating cross-contamination of harmful pathogens, such as COVID-19.
Dynamic Disposables® Safety Eyewear
is a disposable, lightweight alternative eye protection that reduces eye splash contamination incidents. They are a cost-effective alternative to traditional protective glasses and can be worn comfortably with a clinician's own prescription glasses.
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The Ultimate Eyewear Check from Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD
It only takes one unfortunate accident in the dental office to impact your career, health, safety, and liability. Failing to wear protective eyewear is a risk no one can afford. Watch Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD from the 2019 ADA conference as she discusses what to look for in safety eyewear and the importance of regularly wearing protection.
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CDC Releases Interim Reopening Guidance for Dental Settings (Updated June 17, 2020)
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the COVID-19 Response. The key points of this guidance include: dental settings having unique characteristics that warrant specific infection control considerations, prioritizing critical dental services to minimize harm to patients from potential exposure to COVID-19, proactively communicating to both personnel and patients if sick, and knowing the steps to take if a patient with COVID-19 symptoms enters your facility.
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OSAP Annual Conference is Going Virtual!
Due to the continuing impacts of COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our in-person Annual Conference and the pre-conference OSAP Basic Training – Dental Infection Prevention and Safety Course. We were really looking forward to seeing you in Minneapolis; however, the health and safety of the dental community must come first. So, we're going virtual! Although we can't be together in person, we can join each other from the comfort of home for the first-ever OSAP Virtual Conference, August 13 – 15, 2020.
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NIH Researchers Identify Features That Could Differentiate SARS-CoV-2 from Other Coronaviruses
A team of researchers from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health, identified genomic features of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and other high-fatality coronaviruses that distinguish them from other members of the coronavirus family. This research could be a crucial step in helping scientists develop approaches to predict, by genome analysis alone, the severity of future coronavirus disease outbreaks and detect animal coronaviruses that have the potential to infect humans.
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DTA COVID-19 Knowledge Center
Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) has released COVID-19 related documents and FAQs to create a COVID-19 Knowledge Center. This center was created to keep you up to date on the latest legislation and information regarding the pandemic.
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President Trump Announces U.S. Will Terminate Relationship with WHO
In late May, President Trump announced that the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations' health agency, and will redirect funds to other bodies. The president said that the WHO "failed in its basic duty" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Dental Facilities Must Install Amalgam Separator by July 14 Deadline
Most dental facilities that have not already installed an amalgam separator to comply with an Environmental Protection Agency rule must do so by July 14. The rule is intended to reduce the discharge of mercury from dental offices into publicly owned treatment works, which discharge treated wastewater to rivers, lakes, bays and the ocean. Amalgam separators capture the mercury prior to discharge and allow it to be recycled or properly disposed.
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