WINNIPEG Along with checking your pearly whites, Manitoba dentists are jumping on the COVID-19 frontline. Dentists are answering the call to help with vaccine injections, according to Dr. Marc Mollot, president of the Manitoba Dental Association. Dentists were asked by the government to take part in efforts of vaccination and they are part of an interdisciplinary team of vaccinators, said Mallot. While dentists already know about injections and disease prevention, those looking to start immunizing people have to take a special one-day course at Red River College. So dentists will have completed a one-day calibration credentialing course along with all the invited parties to the table before being deployed to the vaccination team, Mallot said. The purpose of that course was to provide a hands-on opportunity for dentists and other health care professionals to handle the vaccine and to talk about the specifics about vaccination.
Dentists ready to mobilize, administer COVID-19 vaccine in Manitoba
Manitoba dentists are being called on to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine by giving shots to people across the province.
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Posted: Dec 17, 2020 10:02 AM CT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
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