Janine Fredericks-Younger, Cecile A Feldman, Veerasathpurush Allareddy, Ellen Funkhouser, MaryAnn McBurnie, Cyril Meyerowitz, Pat Ragusa, Julie Chapman-Greene, Modupe Coker, Daniel Fine, Maria Laura Gennaro, Gayathri Subramanian
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a substantial interruption of care, with patients and workers fearful to return to the dental office. As dental practice creates a highly aerosolized environment, the potential for spread of airborne illness is magnified. As a means to increase safety and mitigate risk, pre-visit testing for SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to minimize disease transmission in dental offices. The Pragmatic Return to Effective Dental Infection Control through Testing (PREDICT) Feasibility Study examined the logistics and impact of two different testing mechanisms (laboratory-based PCR viral testing and point-of-care antigen testing) in dental offices...
February 28, 2024: Pilot and Feasibility Studies