As we walk into a room, the aerosols from anyone who was there before us can be inhaled — even from several hours earlier. Source capture of aerosols is one way for dentists to protect patients and staff.
Source Capture Solutions for Dentists
From TODAY: COVID-19 Transmission 19x More Likely Indoors with Poor Air Flow
This TODAY segment from April 30 echoes what we’ve been saying for some time: COVID-19 is airborne, and what we breathe out may linger for hours without proper air flow.
OSAP Moderator: Nancy Dewhirst, RDH
Nancy Dewhirst, RDH is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and dental safety advocate. She presents interactive and hands-on clinics across the country focusing on infection control, disaster preparedness, OSHA training, and more. She is also adjunct faculty at West Coast University in Anaheim, CA, focusing on Oral Pathology and Infection Control in the Department of Dental […]
OSAP Panelist: Don Vaniman, Vaniman Manufacturing Co.
Don Vaniman, President of Vaniman Manufacturing Co., has been engineering clean air and work environments for 25 years, from an early focus in product design and R&D to running an international business with customers in a wide range of industries and locations. Vaniman Manufacturing Co. is a family business, founded in 1985 by first asking […]
OSAP Panelist: Dr. Shelly Miller, PhD
Dr. Shelly Miller, PhD is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Mechanical Engineering Department, and a faculty member of the interdisciplinary Environmental Engineering Program, teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels. She researches indoor air quality (IAQ), assesses exposures to air pollutants, and develops and evaluates IAQ control […]
OSAP Panelist: Dr. Kimberly Prather, PhD
Dr. Kimberly Prather, PhD is a well regarded and highly honored American Atmospheric Chemist. Presently she is a Distinguished Professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, as well as Founding Director of the NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment; Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry; […]
NEWS: Vaniman to Present at OSAP 2021
Vaniman Manufacturing Co. has been asked to participate in a panel discussion at the OSAP conference 2021! We couldn’t be more excited to help lead the conversation towards protecting our communities about preventable disease. Look for our session on June 3, 2021 at 3 PM Eastern Time. The title of the panel discussion is: Clearing […]
VIDEO: Reopening Schools: CDC Guidelines on School Safety and Air Quality
TRANSCRIPT: We know there’s a lot of uncertainty around safely getting our schools reopened. Luckily, the CDC gives us pretty specific guidelines on ventilation and indoor air quality. We know that COVID is airborne and can remain airborne for hours. Unfortunately, when the goal is to reduce the amount of small particles in the air, […]
Air Safety Before, During, and After Wildfires
The Governor of California has declared a State of Emergency due to drought conditions in the Russian River Watershed and elsewhere. (California Governor Gavin Newsom: State of Emergency Proclamation, April 21, 2021) The declaration is good, in that it opens up resource sharing and cross-county-line cooperation to address the issue. But it’s also bad, in […]
CDC Guidelines on Schools Safety: Air Quality
When it comes to safe school reopenings, air quality is key. The CDC has published guidelines on air quality for schools. But the CDC publishes as much information as they can, without considering how difficult it is to understand. All that information can be overwhelming. We’ll sum it up neatly… School safety and air quality […]