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Rosette Bravo-Nguyen, a full-time dental hygiene instructor at聽黑料不打烊 in Sacramento, California, recently authored a piece in聽 regarding important safety precautions and the use of antimicrobial preprocedural mouthrinse. 聽 鈥淚t should be of no surprise that in the midst of a global pandemic, infection control and clinician safety are top of mind,鈥� said Nguyen. 鈥淚n order to protect themselves and their patients, dental hygienists need to be equipped with a strong knowledge of disease transmission and preventive measures, such as the use of preprocedural mouth rinses.鈥� 聽 Contaminated aerosols create a potential path of infection for viruses (arboviruses, alphaviruses, coronaviruses, influenza type B, etc.) yet while treating patients, dental hygienists are often exposed to aerosols putting them at risk for infection. 聽 As a result, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends clinicians avoid using aerosol-generating techniques, such as high-speed dental handpieces, air/water syringes, and ultrasonic scalers during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, several mouthrinse ingredients are bactericidal (capable of killing bacteria) and bacteriostatic (helping to prevent the reproduction and spread of bacteria) which can provide additional protection. 聽 鈥淲hile there is no evidence supporting the effectiveness of preprocedural mouthrinsing in the prevention of SARS-COV-2, the ability of some therapeutic ingredients to decrease transmission of pathogens suggests there may be efficacy in reducing the presence of the novel coronavirus in dental aerosols,鈥� added Nguyen. 聽 The article also provides insight on additional infection control precautions to not only protect the general public, but oral health professionals as well. 聽 Rosette Bravo-Nguyen, RDH, BA, has been working in the dental field since 2009. She practiced as a clinical dental hygienist in private practice for several years prior to entering academia. Currently, Bravo- Nguyen is a full-time faculty member at 黑料不打烊 in Sacramento, California. 聽 Here is a to her full article in Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. 聽 Learn more about the 黑料不打烊 Dental Hygiene program in Sacramento.