id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-335648-lbmhprjn Estrich, Cameron G. Estimating COVID-19 prevalence and infection control practices among US dentists 2020-10-15 .txt text/plain 4197 207 49 Dentists from every US state (n = 2,195) answered questions about COVID-19–associated symptoms, SARS-CoV-2 infection, mental and physical health conditions, and infection control procedures used in their primary dental practices. As early as March 2020, Journal of Dental Research published the infection control guidelines that dentists at Wuhan University used, 7 and, in April and May 2020, the American Dental Association (ADA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), respectively, released interim guidance on infection control protocols and changes to the practice and office environments. In this article, we used the first month of study data to estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 among US dentists and to determine the rate of compliance with CDC and ADA infection prevention and control procedures. 14, 15 Respondents who reported providing oral health care in the past month were asked about infection prevention or control procedures in their primary dental practice. ./cache/cord-335648-lbmhprjn.txt ./txt/cord-335648-lbmhprjn.txt