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COVID-19
- Letter from ADAA – March 2020
- ADAA Statement on Infection Control – April 2020
- ADAA Statement on Mitigating the Spread of COVID-19 – April 2020
- ADAA Statement on Re-opening of Dental Facilities – May 2020
- ADAA’s Letter to the CDC about Reopening Dental Offices – May 2020
- ADAA’s Mandatory Infection Control Call to Action – June 2020
- ADAA’s Sample Letter to Legislators about the Mandatory Infection Control Call to Action – June 2020
- ADAA’s Letter to OSHA regarding Alternative PPE Combinations – June 2020
- ADAA’s 2nd Mandatory Infection Control Call to Action – August 2020
- Expanding Authorization for Dental Professionals to Order and Administer COVID-19 Vaccinations – September 2020
- ADAA – ADHA Statement on CDC Regulations – March 2021
Research Articles
As the American Dental Assistants Association is the oldest professional organization for dental assistants in the country, we are dedicated to promoting the dental assisting profession in matters of education, legislation, credentialing, and professional activities which enhance the delivery of quality dental health care to the public. One of the ways the ADAA promotes the profession is by collaborating with other organizations on research. Below is some of the research the ADAA has assisted in, as well as research and guidelines for dental assistants in general. Unless it is specifically stated, the opinions expressed by the authors in the documents below do not necessarily represent the opinions of the ADAA.
- ADAA/DANB Alliance
Dental Assisting Core Competencies Study - Oral Health Workforce Research Center
The Dental Assistant Workforce in the United States, 2015: Brief
The Dental Assistant Workforce in the United States, 2015: Full Article
Foundation of Workplace Chemical Safety Programs - Infection Control Consortium
Proceedings Infection Control Consortium 2016 - Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century
The Allied Dental Professions: Executive Summary- Reprinted by permission of Journal of Dental Education, Volume 81, Number 9 (September 2017). Copyright 2017 by the American Dental Education Association. http://www.jdentaled.org.
- Addendum to the Phase 2 Report
- The Evolution of the Dental Assisting Profession
- Reprinted by permission of Journal of Dental Education, Volume 81, Number 9 (September 2017). Copyright 2017 by the American Dental Education Association. http://www.jdentaled.org.