Infection Control: Page 58

CDC releases infection-prevention app for dental offices
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new app to help dental facilities stay compliant with infection-prevention practices.
January 18, 2017
64 kids hospitalized in Calif. water line infection case
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The number of children hospitalized after a water line infection at a Southern California dental clinic has risen to 64, according to an update from the Health Care Agency of Orange County.
January 5, 2017
Pa. clinic patients contacted after infection-control failure
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has recommended that patients of a Reading, PA, dental clinic be tested for hepatitis and HIV after an investigation discovered that the clinic did not follow appropriate infection-control procedures.
December 18, 2016
Calif. clinic to close after new water line infection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Southern California dental clinic has been ordered to close after bacteria was found in its newly installed water system, according to the Health Care Agency of Orange County.
December 18, 2016
VA under scrutiny after sterilization failure
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Wisconsin U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center where nearly 600 patients were at risk for exposure to hepatitis and HIV is now facing congressional scrutiny.
December 14, 2016
Dentist involved in VA bur sterilization failure resigns
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The dentist who failed to follow bur sterilization policies at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Wisconsin has resigned.
December 4, 2016
VA to screen 600 patients after bur sterilization failure
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nearly 600 patients at a Wisconsin U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center will need to be screened for hepatitis and HIV after a dentist at the facility was found to have cleaned and reused burs in a violation of VA policy.
November 28, 2016
Update: NJ dentist, attorney general agree to hearing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The New Jersey oral surgeon linked to 15 cases of bacterial endocarditis has agreed that his license to practice will continue to be suspended and his case will be heard by administrative law judge, according to the Office of the Attorney General of New Jersey.
November 17, 2016
Calif. clinic has water use ban lifted
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A ban on water use has been lifted for the Southern California clinic from which more than 50 children received treatment and then were later hospitalized with infections.
November 7, 2016
Does disinfecting water lines eliminate infection risk?
By Donna Domino
Dentists may think that flushing their office water lines with disinfectants eliminates bacteria and fungus and meets infection-control guidelines. But a new study found that patients and dental staff remain exposed to the risk of infections even after water lines have been flushed using industry-standard sterilization techniques.
October 26, 2016
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57 kids hospitalized in Calif. water line infection case
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The number of children who have been hospitalized for dental infections after having pulpotomies at a Southern California dental clinic has risen to 57.
October 25, 2016
Number of kids infected in Calif. water line case grows
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The number of children who have been hospitalized for dental infections after having pulpotomies at a Southern California dental clinic has risen to 41.
October 19, 2016
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