Sun.Jun 06, 2021

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Eliminating the “Can’t Beat’em, Better Join’em” Mindset!

Dental Peers

By now, everyone probably knows about the DentalCorp IPO. It is the first Canadian corporate dental group to go public since TriDont tried it, unsuccessfully, approximately 35 years ago. The response to this news on social media has been interesting to watch. Some dentists in private practice have responded with an “if you can’t beat’em, join’em” attitude, seemingly feeling this is a sign of the apocalypse for private practice.

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COVID-19 Not Transmissible Via the Blood Supply

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A National Institutes of Health study of blood samples from more than 250,000 donors found that very few included genetic material from the novel coronavirus, and that those materials that were discovered contained low viral levels. Published in Transfusion , the study also demonstrated that the genetic material did not posses the ability to infect recipients with SARS-CoV-2.

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Implementing guidelines to protect long-term care facilities

The Social Care Elf

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges across all levels of society, but older people have undoubtedly been at the highest risk from this disease, particularly those living in long-term care facilities. As in many countries, the Chilean government has produced guidelines and regulations to encourage the prevention and control of COVID-19 outbreaks in residential and nursing [read the full story.].