FDA: No More KN-95 Respirators (and No Advanced Notice or Transition Period)
CDC COVID-19 FDA
FDA: No More KN-95 Respirators (and No Advanced Notice or Transition Period)

Is your dental office using KN-95 respirators? If yes, read on! As if keeping up with the barrage of changes in guidelines hasn’t been challenging enough throughout the COVID-19 pandemic the FDA is here to ‘help’ on...

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CDC COVID-19 INFECTION CONTROL OSHA PPE TSBDE
No More State Board Rule for COVID-19 Precautions: Now What Do We Do?

No More State Board Rule for COVID-19 Precautions: Now What Do We Do?   On 06/18/2021 the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSB...

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The Lowdown on Tuberculosis
COVID-19 INFECTION CONTROL PPE TUBERCULOSIS
The Lowdown on Tuberculosis

TB is an airborne disease meaning it is spread from person-to-person by air. Dental Health Care Workers (DHCW) must be provided adequate PPE, which in this case requires the use of respirator masks for which DHCW must be fit tested annually by a qua...

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You Can't Handle the TRUTH... About N-95 vs. KN-95 Respirator Masks
COVID-19 INFECTION CONTROL
You Can't Handle the TRUTH... About N-95 vs. KN-95 Respirator Masks

I don’t understand why you keep telling us we have to implement an OSHA Respiratory Protection Program – we don’t use respirators. The terminology around masks and respirators is the cause of a lot of confusion. You ...

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No More Masks - Texas Mandate Lifted
COVID-19 INFECTION CONTROL
No More Masks - Texas Mandate Lifted

ICYMI - Yes, Texas Gov. Abbott lifted the mask requirement and is allowing restaurants to open 100% (effective March 10th, 2021). How does this impact you, your staff, and your practice? Very little! The Texas State Board o...

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