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Study: Self-contamination of dental personnel PPE when donning and doffing

Personal protective equipment (PPE) can help protect dental personnel from exposure to pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2. However, correctly donning and doffing PPE without self-contamination can be difficult. The network studied how dental care workers don and doff PPE, when and where self-contamination is most likely to occur, and how to help improve knowledge about this. The results from the study were recently published and Kimberly Reske and Jennie Kwon, the study principal investigator, shared their findings with us in our blog.

Published 12 months ago

General News∕Member Spotlight

Romesh Nalliah Testimonial

Romesh Nalliah, the Associate Dean for Patient Services and Clinical Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Cariology and the Department Restorative Sciences & Endodontics at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, gives a testimonial about his experience and the benefits of conducting research as a part of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.

Published 12 months ago

Webinar

Webinar: Dental Implant Restoration Registry: Why dentists should participate

Watch this short recording about the Dental Implant Restoration Study. Dr. Nico Geurs talked about the registry and why we need to better understand the outcomes of implant restorations.

Published 12 months ago

Studies

Innovative mDentistry eHygiene study shows promise in dental care

The mDentistry model supplements the traditional practice of dentistry with virtual visits supported by mobile devices and mHealth tools such as mobile phones, wireless infrastructures and intraoral cameras. This mDentistry eHygiene study is the first step of utilizing the mDentistry model to assess the acceptance of virtual intraoral examinations by patients and the dental health care personnel, along with testing patients’ abilities to take intraoral photos using a digital mobile health tool.

Published 1 year ago

Quick Poll

Business Outcomes Quick Poll Results

The purpose of this Quick Poll was to evaluate Network participants’ perceptions regarding the impact of National Dental PBRN participation on various aspects of their clinical and business outcomes including clinical decision-making, internal and external relations, organizational culture, and risk management.

Published 1 year ago

Member Spotlight

Ashley Spencer

Ashley Spencer, BSPH and Node Coordinator for the Southwest region, was awarded a Best Poster Presentation at the 13th Annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day, hosted by the Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science (IIMS) at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (UTHSCSA), in partnership with the University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) Research Centers in Minority Institutions and Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Published 1 year ago

Studies

Webinar: Addressing tobacco use in dental care

Dr. Sandra Japuntich was joined by Dr. David Louis, a general dentist from Eden Prairie, MN, Dr. Paul Pentel, a physician at Hennepin Healthcare, MN, and Dr. Brad Rindal, a general dentist and researcher at HealthPartners and the Network node director for the midwest region, in a panel discussion about smoke cessation and the FreSH study.

Published 1 year ago

Quick Poll

Sjögren’s Syndrome (SjS) Quick Poll Results

The findings of this Quick Poll indicate a vast majority of dentists have at least one or more Sjögren’s Syndrome (SjS) patients in their practices. Sjögren’s syndrome (SjS) is a multisystem autoimmune disease which manifests as dryness of the mouth and eyes, fatigue, and joint pain. With an incidence of 0.5% to 1.0%, it is the second most common systemic autoimmune disorder in the US.

Published 1 year ago

Quick Poll

Deep Margin Elevation Quick Poll Results

Highlights
About half of the 533 respondents (52%) were familiar with the Deep Margin Elevation technique and 148 had used it (28%).
Most practitioners would restore function by placing a “Core + Full Crown or Onlay” (63%)
Practitioners were evenly split concerning the clinical indication/use of crown lengthening and about one-third (35%) would do root canal therapy.

Published 1 year ago

Member Spotlight

UAB researcher leads nation’s first dental implant restoration registry

The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network, founded and hosted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, is now home to the nation’s first dental implant registry.

Published 1 year ago