Dental Hygienists: Low Rate of COVID-19.

• Position: CORONAVIRUS

A mere 3.1% of dental hygienists have had COVID-19 despite being designated as high risk by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a study published by The Journal of Dental Hygiene finds. This is in alignment with the cumulative infection prevalence rate among dentists and far below that of other health professionals in the U.S, although slightly higher than that of the general population.

"The low infection rate shows us we can provide oral health care in a safe manner, which is critically important since the safety of dental hygienists and the patients they serve is of the utmost importance to the dental hygiene profession," says Ann Battrell, CEO of the American Dental Hygienists...