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4 sterilization errors you might be making in your dental practice

By Amanda Hill, RDH

Instrument reprocessing requires a series of steps to ensure everything is safe for reuse. Amanda Hill, RDH, walks us through some of the errors that can happen along that journey.

November 25, 2024

What you may not know about preventing infective endocarditis

By Melissa Busch

Guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of infective endocarditis in dental patients are misinterpreted, not carried out properly, and need clarification.

November 20, 2024

Here's what landed one dental practice in hot water with OSHA

By Kevin Henry

In the hopes of raising awareness for other dental practices, compliance expert Linda Harvey shares what caused a New England practice to recently be handed a stiff U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fine.

November 14, 2024

How your toothbrush may combat antibiotic resistance

By Ava Barros

Toothbrushes carry various viruses, including bacteriophages. Researchers want to leverage these viruses to treat antibiotic-resistant infections, according to a study recently published in Frontiers in Microbiomes.

October 28, 2024

Why understanding local water quality is critical for effective dental infection control

By Kevin Henry

In our final interview of our series around dental unit waterlines, we spoke with Chanda Chatham of Solmetex to discuss an overlooked part of the infection control equation.

October 7, 2024

Previewing a discussion on Sterisil's 15-minute waterline test

By Kevin Henry

Dental water safety provider Sterisil, a brand within Solmetex, has launched FASTCheck15, a 15-minute in-office waterline test, and we're diving in with a conversation on the product.

September 30, 2024

New tool may eliminate droplets from scalers and drills

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentistry and engineering researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a tool to improve ventilation and capture droplets produced by ultrasonic scalers and drills, according to a recent university press release.

September 27, 2024

Dental infection control: The risks of not testing dental unit waterlines

By Kevin Henry

In this conversation that is part of "The DrBicuspid.com Podcast" series, Tija Hunter, CDA, discusses the importance of dental unit waterline testing and infection control in dental practices.

September 23, 2024

Infection control issues have Wash., Idaho patients on high alert

By Kevin Henry

Patients are being asked to test for hepatitis and HIV after a dental practice reportedly did not properly clean or disinfect dental equipment and also reused disposable products.

September 23, 2024

Dental infection control: Have you seen our interview series on dental unit waterlines?

By Kevin Henry

Midway through our series on dental unit waterlines and the infection control needs you may be overlooking, now is a great time to catch up on what you may have missed.

September 16, 2024

Dental infection control: Exploring the good and bad sides of biofilm

By Kevin Henry

DrBicuspid's Editor-in-Chief Kevin Henry spoke with Melissa Turner, a biofilm expert, about the two sides of biofilm. During the interview, they discussed the importance of understanding the full story of biofilm and its use cases in society.

September 9, 2024

Dental infection control: Empowering team members for compliance and patient safety

By Kevin Henry

We spoke with Leslie Canham, CDA, RDA, to discuss dental unit waterlines and why proper training and adherence to U.S. Centers for Disease Control guidelines and manufacturer directions are so important.

August 26, 2024

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