What's wrong with this picture...?
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That the ADA is an advocate for oral health and not for
dentists?
dentists?
you lost me...
so is it virginia or Michigan?......i guess they can't make up thier mind about who should be the president!
so is it virginia or Michigan?......i guess they can't make up thier mind about who should be the president!
That part is totally true. The Virginia guy is the newly installed President of the ADA(he was president elect all last year). The Michigan guy is the new President Elect who will be installed as ADA President next October at the annual session in Orlando
In much of dental politics, the VP is called the President Elect
HA@! Ya you got me there...
I thought it was obvious, but...
Let me provide a link...
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/331feat2.html
Last sentence...
"A mask should never be allowed to hang or dangle around the neck, nor should it be folded and placed in a pocket for later use; masks should be either on or off.8 "
Don't know about your schools, but at mine wearing a surgical mask around your chin would earn you an instant boot from the clinic (for the day) and a mandatory infection control refresher...
"A mask should never be allowed to hang or dangle around the neck, nor should it be folded and placed in a pocket for later use; masks should be either on or off.8 "
Don't know about your schools, but at mine wearing a surgical mask around your chin would earn you an instant boot from the clinic (for the day) and a mandatory infection control refresher...
Last week my study club had Dr. Dennis Manning as our guest speaker. His pamphlet said he was the 2010 ADA President Elect...? So I guess he is the new "VP"
Yup, the track to become ADA Pres isn't exactly a short one. Having a business partner who a couple of years ago was the President of the CT State Dental Society, is a current ADA Delegate, and a current member of a couple of ADA national sub committees has given me a bit on sight as to what goes on behind the scenes in terms of the amount of training one receives to handle the almost constant ebb and flow of opinions and isssues that surround organized dentistry.
It almost amazes me that the folks that have sought out and achieved high level State and National positions in organized dentistry are able to actually practice while in office, it can be that much of a time commitement!
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+1 to that!!!
Dr. Manning was an engaging, to the point guy, to boot!
First question he took was, to paraphrase,..."We all have taken a hit in this economy; lower fees, let staff go, etc...What has the ADA done to tighten it's belt? Have salaries been frozen? Firings...etc...within the ADA..."
Tough crowd.
So that mask pic didn't jump out at you? I know why. We all do it. I mean, not all, but anyone wearing earloop masks has done the dangler or the beard net. Right?
I'm guilty...
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I guess I am confused. Does your school define "hang or dangle" as pulling the mask down below the chin?
How is pulling your mask down an infection issue? Often when we walk down the hall from one clinic to the next or even to just speak to the patient, we pull our mask down.
I mean the mask if for our protection. If we aren't running a handpiece, mixing, probing, etc.... than why would you need to wear it?
I went to your school. Before the group practice model transition...
A mask is either On or Off. So yes, pulling it down around your chin is not acceptable IC protocol. I'll have to give Ms Waner a call and see what's going on...LOL!
Because the outside of the mask is contaminated after you have worn it.
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I still don't understand why a mask has to be ON or OFF? Even if you contaminate it pulling it down, i still don't see how this affects IC? Pull your mask down, talk to patient. Push mask back up, continue treating. At no point does the infected side of the mask touch your skin or the skin of the patient.
Also, just so I understand what you are saying:
when you were at UIC, if you were merely walking through clinic without a mask on, you would be told to leave?
They would boot you from the clinic just for that???
I mean seriously, if they gave you a few harsh words that would be one thing but to boot you from clinic for a whole day and make you take a IC class, that seems ridiculous.
Do they hold your hand while you wipe down your op as well or do they trust you to do that on your own??
The problem is for you not the patient. You needed to wear the mask b/c you were creating an infectious aerosol. So this aerosol is on the areas of skin not covered by the mask. You put the uncontaminated side of the mask on your contaminated skin, thus contaminating the inside of the mask. Then you put the mask back on your face. Yummy.
