The Impact of HEPA Filtration on Infectious Aerosol Spread in the Dental Operatory

Abstract

Introduction: Aerosol may harbor infectious microorganisms and are of special concern with the advent of theCOVID-19 pandemic (Tran, Cimon, Severn, Pessoa-Silva, and Conly, 2012). Before the pandemic, research on dental aerosol infectious transmission rates is limited and, as a result, standard procedural controls are lacking (Virdi,Durman, and Deacon, 2021). In an attempt to respond to the threats posed by the pandemic, the Army MHS purchased portable air cleaners (PACs) with HEPA filters for each dental operatory. Standards for the use of such controls have not as of yet been established.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 2022
Accession Number
AD1186350

Entities

People

  • Justice Pilgrim

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cleaners
  • Covid-19
  • Dentistry
  • Dentists
  • Environment
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Fungi
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Infection Control
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microorganisms
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Viruses

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology