Mark-Steven Howe takes a look at the currently recommended donning procedures for PPE and provides his personal view.
[read the full story...]PPE: Which comes first, the mask or the gown?
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Eye protection equipment for preventing transmission of COVID-19 in primary care
Mark-Steven Howe looks at rapid review of eye protection equipment for preventing transmission of COVID-19 in primary care.
[read the full story...]What is the most appropriate gown/apron for preventing Covid-19 contaminated fluids transfer in dental practice?
Mark-Steven Howe reanalyses a recent Cochrane review on personal protective equipment focusing on the evidence from a primary care rather than secondary care perspective.
[read the full story...]Mouthwash; can it reduce levels of Covid-19 in the mouth?
This latest rapid review from Mark-Steven Howe looks at the virucidal efficacy of commonly used oral mouthwashes. No high quality evidence was identified. Some demonstrate good virucidal properties but have poor substativity with the benefits being lost within a few minutes.
[read the full story...]How much extra protection does an FFP3 mask offer in the dental surgery?
This rapid review suggests that in the clinical environment where high volume aspiration and rubber dam is in use during dental AGP procedures there may be no significant additional benefit in wearing an FFP3/FFP2 or surgical mask.
[read the full story...]Surgical masks versus N95 respirators
This review of the effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks for prevention of influenza included 6 RCTs involving 9171 participants. THe findings suggest that use of N95 respirators compared with surgical masks was not associated with a lower risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza.
[read the full story...]Musculoskeletal disorders in dental care providers: limited evidence for preventive interventions
Just two RCTs were identified for this Cochrane review of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in dental care providers providing very-low quality evidence for physical ergonomic interventions.
[read the full story...]Burnout in dentistry
33 papers on burnout in dentistry were included in this review with thematic analysis identifying a number of factors including; younger age, male gender, student status, high job-strain/working hours, those enrolled in clinical degree programmes and certain personality types associated with the condition.
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