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MMWR Weekly - August 7, 2025 |
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Friday, August 08, 2025 07:43 AM |
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Weekly / Vol. 74 / No. 29. Read more. |
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Needlestick and Sharp Injury Among Dental Instrument Reprocessing Personnel: Incidence and Reporting Practices in China |
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Thursday, August 07, 2025 02:19 PM |
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This study aimed to determine needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) incidence, identify associated risk factors, and describe reporting practices among dental instrument reprocessing personnel (DIRP) in China. Read more. |
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Implementing Deflection Loupes in Endodontic Training of General Dentistry Residents: Effects on Treatment Quality, Procedure Time and Ergonomics |
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Thursday, August 07, 2025 02:16 PM |
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The objective of this study was to evaluate access cavity preparation quality, procedure time, and working posture of general dentistry residents using different types of magnification (naked eye, traditional loupe and deflection loupe). Read more. |
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OSHA hosts Safe + Sound Week, August 11-17, promoting workplace safety |
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Thursday, August 07, 2025 10:26 AM |
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Event focuses on importance of emergency preparedness and response. Read more. |
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Oral Care for Post-Acute Inpatients: Exploring Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in the Community Hospital Setting |
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Wednesday, August 06, 2025 01:57 PM |
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This study investigated nurses' personal oral health behaviours, oral health knowledge, and attitudes and beliefs regarding the oral care of older adult inpatients in a community hospital. It also explored the associations between the type of nursing personnel and years of work experience with oral health attitudes and beliefs. Read more. |
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Extra Positive Air Pressure to Prevent Microbial Contamination in Dental Handpieces: An Experimental Study |
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Wednesday, August 06, 2025 11:59 AM |
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This study aims to evaluate the effect of applying extra positive air pressure (AP) in dental handpieces (HPs) on preventing external bacterial penetration. Read more. |
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Change Healthcare data breach toll reaches 192.7 million |
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Wednesday, August 06, 2025 11:48 AM |
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Change Healthcare has increased the number of people estimated to be affected by a 2024 cyberattack to nearly 193 million. Read more. |
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The many benefits of merging dental and electronic health records |
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Wednesday, August 06, 2025 11:44 AM |
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Integrated electronic health records can bridge dentistry and medicine—enhancing care, coordination, and outcomes through global collaboration and standardized oral health data. Read more. |
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A Day in the Life of 44 Teenage Dentists |
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Wednesday, August 06, 2025 11:37 AM |
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From pink teeth to X-rays, Mini Dental School immerses high school students in the world of oral health. Read more. |
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Occupational diseases among dental personnel: a scoping review |
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Tuesday, August 05, 2025 04:52 PM |
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Dental professionals face numerous occupational health risks that can significantly impact their well-being and career longevity. Read more. |
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Air, wastewater may play roles in H5N1 transmission on dairy farms |
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Tuesday, August 05, 2025 03:08 PM |
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Though H5N1 avian flu outbreaks on US dairy farms have declined sharply over the past several months, scientists are still sorting out how the virus spreads on farms, and new findings from California outbreak hot spots suggest that airborne spread and contaminated wastewater may play roles. Read more. |
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Highly contagious disease surges in some US states amid report of possible fatal case |
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Tuesday, August 05, 2025 03:03 PM |
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Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is on the rise in some parts of the U.S., public health departments have reported. Read more. |
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Where the summer COVID-19 infections are hitting hardest |
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Tuesday, August 05, 2025 02:59 PM |
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The number of people with COVID-19 in the U.S. is low but increasing, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data released Friday. Read more. |
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Participate in Safe + Sound Week 2025: August 11-17, 2025 |
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Tuesday, August 05, 2025 12:18 PM |
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Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. This year Safe + Sound Week will provide resources and activities for businesses on emergency preparedness and response that can be done at work or at home. Read more.
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NIDCR - Why Aging Matters for Bone Healing: New Clues from the Rib |
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Monday, August 04, 2025 05:12 PM |
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A resected rib in a young person can grow back with surprising ease—even if a large piece is missing. This remarkable healing ability was observed by Janice S. Lee, principal investigator of the Craniofacial Anomalies and Regeneration Section and Clinical Director at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), during reconstructive surgeries on young patients born with craniofacial anomalies. However, this regenerative capacity diminishes with age, as the body’s ability to repair bone declines dramatically over time. Read more. |
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FDA to stress opioids’ risk of overdose, death in new medication safety labels |
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Monday, August 04, 2025 04:14 PM |
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Decision comes nearly 30 years after initial approval of OxyContin. Read more. |
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JADA - Summary of the Veterans Health Administration’s First International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry |
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Monday, August 04, 2025 11:29 AM |
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The Veterans Health Administration’s First International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry, held virtually on October 11, 2024, marked a step toward improving oral health care for veterans through the adoption of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Read more. |
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When measles hits day cares, there are more than just health concerns |
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Monday, August 04, 2025 10:57 AM |
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Children’s health is the most immediate challenge amid an exposure, but parents are grappling with tough choices and quarantines. Read more. |
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The Clean Bite: Real Talk About Infection Control — From the Classroom to the Operatory |
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Monday, August 04, 2025 10:52 AM |
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Want dental assistants who don’t just know infection control, but live it from day one? Tune in to The Clean Bite and learn how powerhouse instructor Samantha Mangioni is shaping the next generation to protect every patient, every time. Read more. |
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Top 5 Infectious Disease News Stories Week of July 26-August 2 |
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Sunday, August 03, 2025 02:19 PM |
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This week, individualized training in high-volume transplant care, reassuring data on aluminum vaccine safety, smarter antibiotic stewardship, and more. Read more. |
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Hepatitis C: The 'silent' infection |
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Sunday, August 03, 2025 10:56 AM |
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Hepatitis C is commonly known as the "silent" infection because people can live for years without showing signs of the disease while liver damage is occurring. Read more. |
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Healthcare data breaches remain the costliest: 5 notes |
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Saturday, August 02, 2025 12:18 PM |
Healthcare had the most expensive data breaches for the 15th consecutive year, according to a new IBM report. Read more.
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US childhood vaccination rates continue to fall, CDC data show |
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Friday, August 01, 2025 03:57 PM |
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Routine vaccine uptake among US kindergartners continues to fall amid a rising rate of exemptions, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). Read more. |
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Assessment of dentists’ knowledge and awareness of oral manifestations of COVID-19 and the impact of pandemic waves on dental practice in India - an embedded study |
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Friday, August 01, 2025 03:28 PM |
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The cross-infection created between dental staff and patients by COVID-19 had no established protocols for the dental problems caused by the pandemic. Hence, the dentists’ knowledge regarding the oral symptoms of COVID-19 were assessed. Read more. |
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Rethinking Clean: How Outdated Disinfection Practices Are Fueling the AMR Crisis |
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Friday, August 01, 2025 12:12 PM |
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As drug-resistant infections rise, infection preventionists must look beyond outdated disinfectants. HOCl offers a safer, sustainable solution that has been proven effective, residue-free, and ready for health care use today. Read more. |
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Man arrested for allegedly threatening to bomb a DSO practice |
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Friday, August 01, 2025 11:55 AM |
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A man was arrested for allegedly threatening to leave a pipe bomb at an Aspen Dental dental service organization (DSO) practice in Iowa. Read more. |
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Triple whammy: Why NSAIDs, ACE inhibitors, and diuretics don't mix in your dental chair |
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Friday, August 01, 2025 11:05 AM |
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As I was reviewing postoperative instructions with my patient after her extraction, she casually mentioned that she'd been taking "water pills" along with her blood pressure medication. My pen stopped mid-sentence. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - July 31, 2025 |
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 02:33 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 74 / No. 28. Read more. |
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Joint Commission Introduces Children’s Health Strategy to Advance Specialized Accreditation and Certification |
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 01:58 PM |
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Represents first-of-its-kind initiative to ensure healthcare standards are most applicable to the unique and evolving needs of children. Read more. |
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Microbial contamination levels in water derived from dental units used in small animal dentistry |
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 12:15 PM |
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This prospective study aimed to assess microbial contamination levels in water from dental units used in small animal dentistry. Read more. |
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‘Sleeping’ cancer cells in the lungs can be roused by COVID and flu |
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 11:28 AM |
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Inflammation from the respiratory infections seems to be the culprit, study in mice finds. Read more. |
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Breakthrough Tuberculosis Research Is Inspired by Real Patients |
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 10:59 AM |
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Dr. Carpenter is researching how T cells respond to tuberculosis in the hopes of preventing active TB disease. Read more. |
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Report details deadly medical tourism–related fungal meningitis outbreak |
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 03:48 PM |
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A report in Clinical Infectious Diseases describes the largest US outbreak of fungal meningitis caused by Fusarium species, which occurred among residents who received epidural anesthesia for cosmetic surgeries with the same anesthesiologist in Matamoros, Mexico, in 2023. Read more. |
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Senate confirms new CDC director |
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 03:45 PM |
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The US Senate yesterday confirmed Susan Monarez, PhD, as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read more. |
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Antibiotic Prescription in Dentistry: Trends, Patient Demographics, and Drug Preferences in Germany |
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 12:01 PM |
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Dentists are responsible for a significant share of AB prescriptions in Germany. The rise in dental AB prescriptions, particularly the frequent prescription of clindamycin, underscores the need for interventions such as updated clinical guidelines and awareness campaigns concerning AB-related risks and their mitigation directed at dentists. These could focus on microbial culture and sensitivity testing and patient adherence education and control for targeted AB interventions. Emphasizing preventive and alternative anti-infective treatment strategies in dentistry may also help to contain AMR. Read more. |
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