Christine Macarelli, RDH, MS, is an assistant adjunct professor in the Health Sciences Department at New York City College of Technology, where she teaches safety for health professions. Her areas of interest include treating medically compromised patients, vaccines and immunizations, and teaching methodology for dental hygiene education. Macarelli can be reached at christine.macarelli25@citytech.cuny.edu.
Dental teams should familiarize themselves with vaccination recommendations to reduce the risk of infectious diseases and better educate patients about the importance of immunizations.