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Infection Control: Page 2
Woman develops endocarditis, stroke following tooth extraction
By
Melissa Busch
A 54-year-old healthy woman was diagnosed with a rare case of infective endocarditis following an acute ischemic stroke five weeks after having a tooth extracted.
January 29, 2024
What your patients should add to their drinks while taking CHX
By
Melissa Busch
Dental patients may not have to give up coffee or tea during chlorhexidine (CHX) treatment to avoid tooth discoloration if they drink the beverages with some milk, according to new research.
January 22, 2024
Podcast: What to know about the water in your dental practice
By
Kevin Henry
What do you need to know about the water in your dental practice and keeping your patients safe in 2024? We sat down with Amy Gagne, RDHEF, to discuss this and more in a recent podcast.
January 17, 2024
OSAP, APIC to host webinar series
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) are presenting a four-part webinar series on infection prevention.
January 17, 2024
Microrobots may be key to halting dental infections
By
Ava Barros
Small-scale robotics, known as microrobots, may treat and diagnose persistent infections, including those in between the teeth, according to a story recently published in the University of Pennsylvania’s
Penn Today
.
January 17, 2024
Answering the most-asked dental questions from social media: Disinfectants
By
Sarah Stream, MPH
Sarah Stream, MPH, CDA, is back to address misinformation on social media, this time on the topic of hospital-grade disinfectants.
January 17, 2024
FAQs from social media: Sterilization pouches
By
Sarah Stream, MPH
To keep patients and dental team members safe, Sarah Stream, MPH, CDA, discusses what should go in sterilization pouches, how to properly use them, and more.
January 10, 2024
This oral care habit may brush off hospital-acquired pneumonia
By
Ava Barros
Daily toothbrushing may be an inexpensive, effective way to decrease the rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia among patients, according to a study recently published in
JAMA Internal Medicine
.
January 8, 2024
Answering the most-asked questions from social media: Hand hygiene
By
Sarah Stream, MPH
How can dental practices ensure they are keeping themselves and their patients safe? Sarah Stream, MPH, CDA, offers some advice and helpful hints.
January 3, 2024
Dental disease likely led to man’s MRSA, spinal infection
By
Melissa Busch
Imaging aided in diagnosing a man with methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) bacteria and a spinal infection likely caused by dental disease.
January 2, 2024
Researchers to tackle buprenorphine-related tooth problems
By
Melissa Busch
Researchers were awarded $1.4 million to eliminate dental problems that have been linked with the opioid use disorder medication buprenorphine.
December 19, 2023
Answering the most-asked questions from social media: DUWL maintenance while on holiday break
By
Sarah Stream, MPH
What should dental practices do about their dental unit waterlines (DUWLs) if they're taking time off for the holidays? We have the answer.
December 13, 2023
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