http://www.rdhmag.com/articles/print/volume-36/issue-9/contents/h2o-so-simple.html - The simplest things in life can get deceptively complex at times. One such area that eludes many is water. Water is such a simple element that many of us take for granted. It is made up of two-parts hydrogen and one-part oxygen. Simple? Maybe,...
http://www.ocregister.com - Seven children have been hospitalized with serious infections after undergoing the same dental procedure at an Anaheim clinic, and public health officials said Tuesday they are contacting the parents of 500 other children who also had the treatment there. The patients all received pulpotomies at...
http://www.rdhmag.com/articles/print/volume-32/volume-12/columns/dental-laboratories-and-infection-control.html By Noel Brandon Kelsch, RDHAP When I was an assistant, I used to wonder about the dental lab that our office used to create dentures, partials, and crowns. There were a couple of times when a crown arrived and the box was empty, and then there...
http://www.drbicuspid.com/index.aspx?sec=ser&sub=def&pag=dis&ItemID=320253 NJ dentist linked to heart infections, 1 death By Donna Domino, Features Editor August 26, 2016 -- A New Jersey oral surgeon has been linked to 15 cases of bacterial endocarditis, a heart infection, including one patient who subsequently died. While an investigation by state health officials...
http://theinscribermag.com/health-news/infection-control-in-a-dental-clinic.html For any dental clinic, working to maintain effective infection control is vital. In order to prevent the transmission of disease and infection, there are a number of measures that must be taken, including maintaining high standards of personal hygiene, minimising surface contamination, and using the...
adelaidenow.com.au – 29th June, 2016 An outbreak of infections from a potentially dangerous bacteria at the Royal Adelaide Hospital is being blamed on contaminated antibacterial mouth wash. Patients are being restricted to bottled water and unfiltered ice machines are off limits as a precaution against the organism...
dentaleconomics.com – 14th June, 2016 Patients may perceive a more positive experience on days when the schedule runs smoothly and the office milieu seems calm and relaxed. On such days, productivity may be improved, and the stress level of the dental team reduced. Likely there are other...
dentaleconomics.com – 15th October, 2015 There is no doubt that the cost of infection control or prevention protocols, equipment, and supplies eats away at the bottom line in dental practices. Dentists don’t have the ability, as in some other health-care settings, to charge a separate fee...
stuff.co.nz – 10th May, 2016 A dentist treating patients with hepatitis allegedly re-used the same dirty instruments on others. Authorities have no idea how many people were potentially exposed to the disease when the incidents unfolded in February and March, 2014. Sterilisation wasn’t part of the dentist’s procedure, according to a witness. Instead, he rinsed his...
wgme.com – 29th April, 2016 STATEWIDE (WGME) -The I-Team investigates dental dangers. We found dozens of Maine dentists are still actively practicing even after state documents show their work fell below the standard of care; some even admitted to incompetence. We reviewed hundreds of pages of discipline...