DENTEC IN THE NEWS
A Clunky Mask May Be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 Waste
Experts say the U.S. government has unintentionally encouraged a dependency on imported masks by failing to promote elastomeric respirators, a reusable mask that is domestically produced.
3M, others may have unmasked a solution to future N95 shortages
A handful of companies including Dentec are working to ensure that a scramble for disposable masks never happens again.
Efforts to make protective medical gear in US falling flat
Many of the U.S. companies that began producing personal protective equipment with patriotic optimism have scaled back, shut down or given up, according to an Associated Press analysis.
PPE makers struggle as pandemic wanes
According to a group that represents mask manufacturers, plants — many of them startups that sprang up as the country grappled with a PPE shortage — are shutting down.
Surge in Mask Production Gets Push From Biden Administration
The Biden administration is trying to drive up domestic production of high-quality masks in coming weeks to help stem the rise of Covid-19 cases across the U.S.
