{"id":6365,"date":"2020-07-10T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T17:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/?p=6365"},"modified":"2021-05-20T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T21:01:07","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/2020\/07\/10\/__trashed\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Pillars of Protection in the COVID 19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/continuityconsulting.net\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Continuity-Consulting-Logo-Horizontal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Continuity-Consulting-Logo-Horizontal.png 1929w, https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Continuity-Consulting-Logo-Horizontal-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Continuity-Consulting-Logo-Horizontal-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Continuity-Consulting-Logo-Horizontal-1024x298.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flashback:<\/strong> Friday the 13th of March 2020, COVID-19 is sweeping the globe \u2013 sickness, death, and economic destruction in its pathway. Educated and concerned dental professionals are stopped in their tracks with little scientific guidance as to how COVID-19 will impact the industry. Anxiously, we wait. The media bombards us with horrific accounts of how the virus has perplexed and overwhelmed the medical community. Fear-ridden, we wait. Dentistry is flooded with webinars, best practice protocols, evolving guidelines. Economically fragile and uncertain, we wait. As we gain an understanding of the virus and rise out of this fear-based state of paralysis, we begin to act.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Play Today:<\/strong> Now, 3 months later, we are eager to resuscitate our practices and do what we do best: provide quality care. However, questions remain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How long does the virus stay suspended and viable in an aerosol state?<\/li>\n<li>Does the virulence of the virus differ when encased in an aerosol droplet versus free from?<\/li>\n<li>How far does the virus travel in an aerosol form?<\/li>\n<li>How do we protect employees and patients while researchers answer these critical questions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At this stage of the game, we find ourselves between a rock and a smart place. By adopting the 3 Pillars of Protection, we can regain our practices with a sense of confidence and economic security. The 3 Pillars of Protection highlight principles and protocols related to patient screening, facility preparation, and team protection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Patient Screening <\/strong>&#8211; A thorough and truthfully answered screening of dental patients prior to appointments may significantly reduce the risk of exposure to <strong>SARS<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>CoV-2<\/strong>\u00a0per Dr. Purnima Kumar during webinars for the AAP and ADA. Empower the team to review medical histories with the goal of identifying high-risk patients.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Utilize automated systems\/online resources to facilitate a thorough COVID-19 questionnaire.<\/li>\n<li>Employ COVID-19 testing prior to patient appointments. OralDNA\u00ae OraRisk\u00ae COVID-19 PCR salivary sample and nasal swab collection is a great tool to facilitate this process.<\/li>\n<li>Utilize Teledentistry: Inform all patients prior to entering the practice that their temperature and pulse oximeter will be taken. Pre- and post-appointment communication via teledentistry will allow for reduced exposure time while safeguarding quality care and relationship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Facility Preparation <\/strong>&#8211; When the virus breaches the door, how do we safeguard against transmission? Contact an HVAC expert for guidance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Study the airflow dynamics of your physical plant.<\/li>\n<li>Investigate the use of HVAC systems utilizing bipolar ionization and MERV 14 filters.<\/li>\n<li>Research plasma air purifiers that aid in killing the virus via DNA disruption. Appropriate positioning of purification systems is critical to reducing viral transmission.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce dental aerosols via high volume evacuation. Your evacuation should pull at 1liter\/minute. Both intra and extraoral systems are available to capture dental aerosols.<\/li>\n<li>Consider fogging the facility with hypochlorous acid, a biocompatible solution that penetrates the viral cell wall delivering a rapid kill time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Team Protection &#8211;<\/strong> Protect your most valuable asset. Open, honest leadership is critical.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allow your team to express concerns in a safe format and utilize a team approach when creating protocols.<\/li>\n<li>Consider COVID-19 testing the team during the initial days and by monitor testing. This will instill confidence and ensure your measurements are effective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have the capacity to recapture our practices and resume a reasonable semblance of normalcy. The above-mentioned guidelines help position you to take your lives back. Be safe and curious.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on how to become an OralDNA Provider \u2013 scan HERE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can regain our practices with a sense of confidence and economic security. 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