/dentistry/taxonomy/term/383/all en /dentistry/article/research/study-examines-occupational-risks-associated-sars-cov-2-infection-rates-transmission-risk-and <p>Dental and dental hygiene students and staff remain among the few groups on-site nearly daily at universities and colleges across Canada. Their continued presence on campus and the nature of the dental work itself increases their risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.</p> Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:25:32 +0000 Dentistry News 2727 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/research/mcgill-researchers-publish-evidence-support-safe-return-clinical-practice <p>Oral health professional organizational, institutional, clinical and other leaders, including frontline dental professionals treating patients, in all Canadian jurisdictions, are making decisions each day on how to best manage patients and guide the professions in the context of the return to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oral health professional decision-makers at all levels are making decisions and providing advice and guidance in a highly complex, rapidly evolving environment, based often on imperfect and incomplete information.</p> Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:22:40 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2632 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/research/dentistry-researchers-investigate-covid-19-incidence-rate-among-dentists <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/nine-mcgill-covid-19-projects-to-receive-cihr-funding/">Nine 苹果淫院-led projects</a> are among the 139 selected for funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)鈥檚 COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity, including<strong> Drs. <a href="/dentistry/paul-j-allison">Paul Allison</a> and <a href="/dentistry/sreenath-madathil">Sreenath Madathil</a></strong>'s long term study of the COVID-19 incidence rates among dentists.</p> Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:48:26 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2627 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/mcgill-researchers-develop-infection-control-advice-covid-19-pandemic <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the infection control measures of health professions into sharp focus. Health care practicioners remain on the frontlines of treatment delivery聽during the pandemic; according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/15/business/economy/coronavirus-worker-risk.html">the database developed by the U.S. Department of Labor</a>, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, dentists, dental assistants, and dental hygienists are among the most at-risk professions.</p> Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:43:49 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2612 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/message-dean-emami-covid-19 <p><strong>To all members of the Faculty of Dentistry, including learners, faculty, and staff,聽</strong></p> <p>Firstly, I would like to express聽how humbled I am聽by your resilience and dedication during this challenging time.聽We may all be practicing聽physical聽distancing to ensure our well-being and that of our community, yet it is precisely during this time that our dearest friends and colleagues remain at the front of our minds. We are a small community, and this crisis will surely bring us closer together as we all share in this struggle.聽</p> Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:37:55 +0000 Elham Emami 2611 at /dentistry