COVID-19 & Dentistry: Making Sense of Aerosol Management

Join Dr. Gary Severance, Executive Director of Professional Relations with Henry Schein, for the latest update on how COVID-19 is affecting dentistry. Dr. Severance will be joined by Dr. David Reznik, practicing dentist and infectious disease expert, for the latest clinical updates on COVID-19. In this episode, Dr. Severance will also be joined by Angela Severance, RDA, CDD as they review an emerging category in dental equipment – OPE – Office Protective Equipment. Gary and Angela will review the science and methodologies involved in the management of air quality.

They will highlight best practices for layering a variety of tools including extraoral suction devices and stand-alone air purification systems (APS), as well as:

-Minimizing Aerosol in the mouth and out of the mouth
-Filters; HEPA, MERV, Activated Carbon
-UV Germicidal Irradiation
-OSHA Engineering Controls

Angela Severance is an employee of Ivoclar Vivadent and is the wife of Dr. Gary Severance, Executive Director of Professional Relations for Henry Schein.

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[HowardFarranDDS]

Thank you Gary and David! Well done and much appreciated. 👍🙏🦷😷👊😎

[paulamele]

Need state testing, recommendations on implementation of appropriate air purification systems per square foot, certification of IAQC annually under DEEP like Radiation Certifications under DEEP. REGULATORY OVERSIGHT BY STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. Every Office Must Comply by 2021. That’s what I’m advocating for all of us on a state and federal level. Take care of the aerosol issue and we are all set!

[evidencebased]

N95. "if its too good to be true …" except that the counterfeiters know this too and probably sell full price.

[homeweave]

In the absence of exact regulations, dentists should look to hospital standards. Class-A outpatient operatories do have standards for air changes per hour. It's currently 15 ACH. The RECIRCULATOR II by Biosense, Inc. is a portable, hospital-grade air purification system that can sanitize a treatment room approximately 1900 cubic feet every 3.3 minutes, which is over 18 ACH! It's only $2800. And it's pretty quiet, too. I recommend looking into it -- www.recirculator.com/dental. Their site has a video review from a dentist, too.

[marczauderer]

What about the circulation ( and recirculation) of air throughout the whole office by the AC system. Are air purifiers of any value?

[marczauderer]

Will you address how to contain aerosol at the site of its generation? I've seen suction systems.

[Screenplaywriter]

A dental office I worked in last week told me the KN95 came from Henry Schein. There was no Niosh and it was earloops from a small importer in New York. The box says it is being made for SHL Safety Inc of which has no website or internet presence.