All Infection control

Not just a paper exercise

Priya Sharma reveals why the control of hazardous substances is a vital part of your role and good for everyone’s health

Biofilm formation

Peter Bacon discusses the problem of biofilm formation and the best management strategies to control its growth in dental unit waterlines

Helping the homeless

As part of a series looking at dentistry in ‘unusual environments’, Emma Buday, dental nurse and practice manager, details her involvement with Dentaid’s mobile unit scheme for the homeless

Decontamination

The role of the dental nurse

Save the trees

Dental nurse and compliance lead, Aleksandra MIteva, reveals how to pass a CQC inspection with flying colours – and remain environmetally friendly

Dental unit water systems

Simon Davies considers the apparent omission within HTM 01-05 for water systems in dental practices to be validated annually and explores what action is needed

Aseptic techniques

Cross infection control is crucial in surgical dental implant procedures – so what does this mean for you? Emma Male shares her experience

What are infections?

A CPD article that investigates the origins of infection and how it spreads and the risks of infectious diseases in day-to-day practice

Infection prevention

The purpose of infection control is to reduce the occurrence of infectious diseases

How clean is clean?

A look and the reduction of protein adhesion to dental instruments using a pre-treatment foam with Dentisan’s Technical Director Peter Bacon, who evaluates the results of some in-house research

It's all in the mix… the cultu

Continuing Eschmann’s series of articles that look at the daily lives of dental practices from around the world. Here, we get a guide around the 'Harley Street of Dubai' with Dr Gun Ingrid Norell