Comparative Evaluation of Aerosol Mitigation Devices Employed at a Military Dental Treatment Facility

Abstract

Routine dental procedures utilize aerosol generating instruments (i.e., handpiece, ultrasonic scaler, air/water syringe) that potentially increase the risk for transmission of respiratory diseases. Recent global outbreaks of respiratory diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and coronavirus disease 2019 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) bring to the forefront the necessity for standard dental precautions to include protection from airborne droplets

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 21, 2022
Accession Number
AD1186172

Entities

People

  • Dustin A. Bond

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Covid-19
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Infection Control
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microbiomes
  • Nanoparticles
  • Particles
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Professional Development
  • Protective Equipment
  • Quarantine
  • Sars
  • Surgery
  • United States
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses

Readers

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  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology