2022 ACA Phoenix Program Book_Winter Conference

• Participants will be able to describe how the pandemic has affected the delivery of dental services to offenders. • Participants will be able to explain how the pandemic has affected dental staff. Moderator: Manuel Hirsch , MB, B.S., MEd., DDS, Dental Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas Speakers: James H. Clare , DDS MPH, Chief Dental Officer, North Carolina Department of Public Safely, Raleigh, North Carolina; David Donnelly , DDS, Dental Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Columbus, Ohio; Cecil Wood Jr. , DDS, MS, Dental Director, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas

A-2D Impact of COVID-19 on Dental Services in Corrections (CERP, CE)

Room 131-C Track: Dental

This workshop will give the perspectives of three state agencies on the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of dental services in their prisons. Modifications to dental clinics, changes in the delivery of dental services and the influence of the pandemic on staff will be described. New screening protocols, personal protective equipment and environmental protection equipment will be discussed. Experiences with temporary restrictions on dental services and return to routine services will be reviewed including their effect on wait lists. The workshop will conclude with a discussion on the consequences of the pandemic regarding staff illness and absenteeism, retention, recruitment and availability of temporary staff. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to identify protocols and procedures dental clinics adopted and special equipment that was procured to protect offenders and staff from virus transmission.

Workshops Thursday, Jan. 6 t 10–11:30 a.m.

Mask Wearing:

ACA recommends attendees wear masks covering your nose and mouth while inside buildings.

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