Being nominated as your decontamination lead can be at times daunting, time consuming and challenging. However, if managed efficiently it can be a rewarding and empowering opportunity to develop both you and your team, says Emma Male
Nicki Rowland explores how the new Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection regime has changed the way in which we are required to work
As a GDC registrant, you must raise concerns if patients are at risk but how do you know? Dave Hancock has some suggestions
Rob Jagger makes the case for single-use hand instruments in general dental practice
Shilla Talati considers the all-essential Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Tommy Macgregor recalls how making the right moves has taken him from raised eyebrows to eye-opening experiences
Robert Kelly untangles the complexities of waste and dangerous goods management
Shilla Talati considers this – and other dos and don'ts when it comes to hand hygiene
Rebecca Waters looks at the guidance on waste dental amalgam from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) – and considers the impact it will have on you and your dental practice
Sterilisation is highly regulated with not much room for interpretation. Edyta Bednarz explains why
We get under the skin of work-related contact dermatitis – the most common form of skin disease in the dental team
Whether you're a small, standalone dental surgery or part of a large franchise, the issue of infection control carries more weight than ever when it comes to the safety and reputation of your practice
As a dental professional, you need to walk a safe path, juggling patient safety with practice efficiency. Mark Beckwith discusses the need to be compliant with today's infection control
Is your practice taking care of you?
The topic of infection control has drawn a bit of a media circus of late, thanks partly to a few newsworthy breaches in dental practices and the Zika virus. Here, Rebecca Waters asks if your standards are high enough
