Managing medical waste effectively has recently been an ecological issue and a significant challenge for healthcare facilities around the globe, including dental practitioners. The dental industry uses various hazardous products and produces regulated medical waste (RMW), posing a public health risk as it can potentially...
Infection prevention is essential in any healthcare facility, including dental offices. Dental healthcare personnel come into close contact with their patients during treatment. Hence, they need to implement infection prevention measures. Doing so ensures the safety of everyone involved. Proper infection prevention entails wearing the appropriate...
Infection control in dentistry is essential to the health of the population as a whole. As a dental professional, you know how much work goes into keeping a clinic clean, the instruments and devices sterile, and the patients and staff safe. You've got to follow all...
Thoroughly understanding infection control and how these breaches happen can help to avoid them in dental clinics. Unfortunately, common issues like improper hand hygiene and contaminated dental unit water lines can be the origin of an infection control breach. Whatever the source of the breach,...
Proper sanitation and infection control practices are essential in dental practices to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, influenza, hepatitis, and more. Many federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), have guidelines...
Preventing COVID-19 Transmission in Dentistry (even when there's a vaccine) A FREE online course for Dental Assistants, Hygienists, Staff The speaker, Luci Perri, will provide dental healthcare workers with information to implement recommended strategies aimed at preventing transmission of COVID-19 in dental healthcare settings. Participation in the interactive...
Dental Assistants and dental hygienists are responsible for all aspects of patient care device reprocessing. This might include handling, rinsing, cleaning, drying, packaging, cooling, storing, and transporting potentially hazardous sharps and other healthcare devices. Cleaning dental instruments is an incredibly important step to patient care. ...
Dental facilities are a place where patients should feel safe while they receive essential healthcare. Although heat-resistant plastic instruments are quickly moving to the forefront of the dental industry, there are still some situations where alternative reprocessing methods are required. Cleaning patient care equipment and...
Over the last several months, the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has ravaged countries worldwide. Businesses and service providers across various industries have adjusted their safety practices to protect customers and employees, and dental offices are no exception. As more and more non-essential businesses open their doors, workers...