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Components and distribution of the risk mitigation strategy (RiMS) score. (A) Components of the RiMS score include the following: 1) physical protective equipment (PPE) that is protective to the patient and the dental health care worker (fitted for N95, use of N95, face shields, head covering, gowns, shoe covering—all or most of the time; maximum score, 12), 2) physical distancing (PD; reduced occupancy, directional flow of traffic, donning of masks, minimal waiting room crowding; maximum score, 4); and 3) environmental disinfection (ED; suction, air filtration, surface wiping, ultraviolet; maximum score, 4). (B) Distribution of RiMS scores based on survey data from 475 dental health care workers. Data follow a near-normal distribution based on the 3 domains of the RiMS score (mean [SD], 10.9 [2.9]; range, 0-19).