What were the top 5 stories about hygiene in 2020?

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The COVID-19 pandemic and its threat to dental practice teams -- specifically hygienists -- dominated DrBicuspid.com's headlines. Our most-read hygiene articles focused on connections between dental problems and the novel coronavirus and tensions between dentists and hygienists.

Here are the top five hygiene articles of 2020:

  1. An open letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci from a dental hygienist

    Amanda Hill, RDH, BSDH, asks Fauci to consider dental care when he begins looking at healthcare inequities and access to care after the pandemic is over.
  2. 6 steps to reduce the tension between dentists and dental hygienists

    As dental practices began reopening following COVID-19 shutdowns, tensions began flaring between dental hygienists and dentists. Hill offers tips to get the two sides to understand each other and resolve their issues.
  3. What store-bought mouthwashes kill SARS-CoV-2 in a half a minute?

    Over-the-counter mouthwashes containing cetylpyridinium chloride or ethanol/ethyl lauroyl arginate killed SARS-CoV-2 within 30 seconds of exposure to the virus in lab tests, according to a study published on the preprint server bioRxiv. Two Venture Life Dentyl mouthwashes, which contain cetylpyridinium chloride, and Johnson & Johnson's Listerine Advanced Gum Treatment, which contains ethanol/ethyl lauroyl arginate, appeared to eliminate the novel coronavirus after a 30-second treatment.
  4. Hygienists walk fine line between anxiety, sense of duty as practices begin to open

    Hill and others discuss their preparations for returning to dental offices, following shutdowns during the pandemic.
  5. Gum disease may affect COVID-19 severity

    Patients with inflammation caused by periodontitis may experience more severe COVID-19 complications, according to research published in July in the Journal of the California Dental Association.
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