Coronavirus impact on dental practices: Infection control while closed and when reopening [Video]

March 29, 2020
Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz talks with Linda Harvey, compliance and risk management specialist. They talk coronavirus facts and how dental practices might need to change some of their infection control practices.

Linda Harvey, compliance and risk management specialist, chats with  in this latest informative video for dentists about COVID-19. Ms. Harvey breaks down what’s factual or not regarding coronavirus. The two then discuss how dental practices might need to change some of their infection control practices when they return from office shutdowns. To help keep dental offices safe, Ms. Harvey is keeping up with all of the latest developments regarding what’s working and what may not work when it comes to infection control and the novel coronavirus.

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Editor's note: This video is seventh in a DentistryIQ webinar series that addresses the impact of coronavirus on the dental industry. Subsequent episodes will be posted in the DentistryIQ Coronavirus Resource Center.

About the Author

Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD

Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD, is the chief editor of DentistryIQ and editorial co-director of Through the Loupes. Based in Salem, Massachusetts, Dr. Maragliano-Muniz began her clinical career as a dental hygienist. She went on to attend Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where she earned her doctorate in dental medicine. She then attended the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dental Medicine, where she became board-certified in prosthodontics. Dr. Maragliano-Muniz owns a private practice, Salem Dental Arts, and lectures on a variety of clinical topics. You may contact her at [email protected].

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