Friday, November 18, 2022, kicks off ess Week (USAAW), which is an annual observance that raises awareness of the threat of antibiotic and antifungal resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic use. The theme for 2022 is prevention. Infection prevention…
On October 19, 2022, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its workplace rights poster for the first time since 2009. The new 10/20/2022 version, titled “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal”, replaces the previous “Equal Employment Opportunity…
The US Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA's) semiannual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is scheduled for Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and…
On August 30, 2022, the Dental Board of California (DBC) issued a fraud alert regarding “a recent scam aimed at DBC licensees.” The DBC alerted the public about a similar scam three years ago. Scam artists posing as DBC staff…
On June 14, 2022, the US Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the US Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced an update to the Security Risk Assessment…
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently introduced a new mobile app called DentalCheck, which consists of an infection prevention checklist to help dental healthcare personnel assess the infection control policies and procedures in their facility and ensure they…
Our blog post from April 25, 2022, lists Cal/OSHA’s third revisions to the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), which took effect on May 6, 2022 and will expire on December 31, 2022. One of the changes concerns the isolation…
Recently, there have been more and more reports about cyberattacks affecting businesses of all sizes nationwide. The latest one affecting the dental industry struck the American Dental Association (ADA) on April 22, 2022, when hackers targeted their networks, forcing the…
On March 28, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced four new enforcement actions against healthcare providers for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Three of…
In the wake of the Russian attacks against Ukraine, the American Dental Association (ADA) published an article in ADA News advising dentists to be on alert for cyberattacks. This article follows a joint warning issued by the US Cybersecurity and…
