Does Your Office Have a Surplus of Personal Protective Equipment? 

During Saturday's COVID-19 White House press briefing, Vice President Mike Pence called on dentists and other care professionals to donate N95 respirator masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to local hospitals that are reporting or suffering shortages while treating coronavirus patients.

If your dental office has any extra PPE or other supplies that you will not need for emergency dental procedures, please consider contacting your local hospital and offering to make a donation. These items will protect your medical colleagues and front line health care responders that can’t access PPE due to the severe disruption of the PPE supply chain.

What healthcare professionals need to protect themselves:

ADA Offers COVID-19 Infection Control Protocols and Procedures Webinar

On March 20, 2020, the American Dental Association (ADA) teamed up with leading infection control experts from the Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP) to provide the dental community with practical guidance and education as we navigate the challenges COVID-19 is presenting to our profession.

The complete webinar is available to watch and earn 1 free CE credit. You will also find short clips from the discussion for quick answers to your questions. 

In this course, learners will: