In a September 16 News Release, the US Department of Justice reported citations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to a Massachusetts dental office for failure to implement effective occupational safety programs to protect employees. Reasons for…
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published a blog article last week that effectively describes the difference between respiratory protection and source control for…
Under the Ready Campaign, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has designated the month of September as National Preparedness Month. Nobody expects an emergency or a disaster to happen. Yet, emergencies and disasters can strike anyone, anytime, anywhere. National…
Dated August 25, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Consumer Update on FDA’s investigation of adulterated hand sanitizers on the market in the United States. In mid-June, the FDA began issuing warnings about methanol contamination in hand…
The due date for California employers to provide mandatory sexual harassment prevention to employees is fast approaching. By January 1, 2021, all California employers who employ five or more employees, including temporary or seasonal employees, must provide at least 1…
On August 7, 2020, the Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)[1] released a Patient Safety Primer[2] on safety in dental settings with respect to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The outbreak of COVID-19 has effectively shut down approximately 198,000 active…
Last month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated guidelines on post-exposure management of healthcare personnel (HCP) with potential exposure to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) dated July 24,…
Last week the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the COVID-19 Response. The updates consists of the following recent revisions: The Guidance was rearranged for clarity…
The compliance date for existing dental offices to install amalgam separators was July 14, 2020. From that date, dental offices have 90 days to submit a One-Time Compliance Report to their pretreatment Control Authority, by October 12, 2020. Your Control…
On July 29, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) issued a press release, alerting DEA-registered practitioners and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls by scammers posing as DEA employees attempting to defraud and extort victims. Scammers…
