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ADA Updates Its Guide to Safe Dental Practice During COVID-19
The American Dental Association (ADA) has added new information to its Update to Office Procedures During COVID-19 to help oral health professionals make informed decisions regarding the safe practice of dental care during the ongoing pandemic. New guidance is included on the following topics:
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration-required hazard assessments
- Guidelines from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial health agencies
- Suggestions on risk management, including the use of evidence-based decision making and consideration of community-based factors
- Using professional judgment in decision making
- Patient screening prior to dental appointments
- On-site screening for clinicians, staff, patients, and visitors
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