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Infection Control COVID19 Update

Dentistry Workers and Employers

his section provides guidance for dentistry workers and employers. This guidance supplements the general interim guidance for workers and employers of workers at increased risk of occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

On March 16, 2020, the American Dental Association called for dentists to keep their offices closed to all but urgent and emergency procedures during the COVID-19 outbreak. Unless emergency dental procedures absolutely cannot be delayed, OSHA further recommends that emergency dental procedures be performed on patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 only if appropriate precautions, including personal protective equipment (PPE), are available and used.

Employers should remain alert of changing outbreak conditions, including as they relate to community spread of the virus and testing availability, and implement infection prevention measures accordingly. As states or regions satisfy the gating criteria to progress through the phases of the guidelines for Opening up America Again, employers will likely be able to adapt this guidance to better suit evolving risk levels and necessary control measures in their workplaces.

Employers should assess the hazards to which their workers may be exposed; evaluate the risk of exposure; and select, implement, and ensure workers use controls to prevent exposure. The table below describes dentistry work tasks associated with the exposure risk levels in OSHA’s occupational exposure risk pyramid, which may serve as a guide to employers in this sector.

 

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Infection Control Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19)

 

Nevada Oral Health Matters

Even individuals with dentures should receive a dental exam at least annually.
Oral diseases are a neglected epidemic – virtually everyone is affected by them, yet little is done to treat and prevent them.
A routine oral health exam can detect signs and symptoms of many health conditions.
Medicare, the health insurance for most older adults, does not cover basic dental care.
Left untreated, dental disease can lead to malnourishment, bacterial infections, required emergency surgery and even death.
More than 500 medications negatively affect the oral cavity.
Dental disease has been linked to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, pneumonia, and poor pregnancy outcomes.
Approximately 43% of Americans lack dental insurance.
Oral diseases are progressive and cumulative and become more complex over time, and they are preventable.
Pediatric dental disease is five times more common than asthma.
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