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Study: Oral Health Workers Are Burnt Out

Dentistry Today

At the organizational level, reported stressors were primarily related to obtaining sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE), changing clinical protocols, reassigning clinicians to nontraditional roles and workforce shortages.

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Darby Group Companies Announces Strategic Investment in American Nitrile

Dentistry Today

With a team of experienced entrepreneurs and operators with expertise in manufacturing, supply chain, and personal protective equipment (PPE), American Nitrile is dedicated to delivering high-quality products. Upon reaching full scale in 2024, the company is projected to produce approximately 3.6 billion gloves annually.

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Align Technology Honored as Technology Partner of the Year

Dentistry Today

In March 2020, we funded $1 million to support COVID-19 relief efforts globally and donated personal protective equipment (PPE) such as N95 masks and worked with partners to source supplies for additional PPE to help hospitals and healthcare providers. To date, Align has contributed over $4.6

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OSAP Celebrates #DICAM23

Dentistry Today

Each week will have a different focus: Week 1: Hand Hygiene (September 4–8) Week 2: Dental Unit Waterlines (September 11–15) Week 3: Instrument Reprocessing (September 18–22) Week 4: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (September 25–29) OSAP’s executive director, Michelle Lee, CPC, said, “Oral health care is an essential service, and maintaining good (..)

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Reopening the Office: A Tale of Two Cities

David Schwab & Associates, Inc.

Availability of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). Even if you are in an area that has been impacted less severely by the coronavirus, government officials will be reluctant to allow dental offices to open for business as usual as long as PPE is in scarce supply in some parts of the country.

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Cheat Sheet: Making PPE More Comfortable

Off the Cusp

Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is one of the most tangible ways healthcare workers and ordinary people can protect themselves from increased risks of infection. Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog.

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Henry Schein Completes Strategic Partnership With Biotech Dental Group

Dentistry Today

Forward looking statements include the overall impact of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Company, its results of operations, liquidity and financial condition (including any estimates of the impact on these items), the rate and consistency with which dental and other practices resume or maintain normal operations in the United (..)