Brace for Impact: FDA Urges Providers to Prepare for Possible Supply Chain Storms
Even if you don't live in hurricane territory, you dental office may still be affected. Here's how hurricane season can cause supply chain disruptions.
Did you know that, each spring, the FDA warns health-care providers, distributors, and manufacturers to be prepared for supply chain disruptions during hurricane season (June through November)? While this is a yearly event, it's not one that's given a lot of attention in the dental community.
The COVID-19 pandemic made everyone in dentistry-and the general public-familiar with the issue of supply chain disruption and shortages. In the early days of the pandemic, one of the main reasons dentistry was ordered to shut down was to preserve PPE for hospitals and fears related to aerosol transmission of COVID-19. The pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in the US supply medical chain that left lasting memories on dental professionals practicing at the time.2 While disruptions due to weather are a very different scenario, it's good to be prepared. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (you probably know it as NOAA) predicted hurricane season will be more severe than normal...
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Did you know that, each spring, the FDA warns health-care providers, distributors, and manufacturers to be prepared for supply chain disruptions during hurricane season (June through November)? While this is a yearly event, it's not one that's given a lot of attention in the dental community.
The COVID-19 pandemic made everyone in dentistry-and the general public-familiar with the issue of supply chain disruption and shortages. In the early days of the pandemic, one of the main reasons dentistry was ordered to shut down was to preserve PPE for hospitals and fears related to aerosol transmission of COVID-19. The pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in the US supply medical chain that left lasting memories on dental professionals practicing at the time.2 While disruptions due to weather are a very different scenario, it's good to be prepared. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (you probably know it as NOAA) predicted hurricane season will be more severe than normal...
Click Here to Read More