Infection Control: Page 68

Update your knowledge and keep patients safe from hep C
By Rob Goszkowski
2014 has arrived and with it an opportunity to remind clinicians to be vigilant about infection control. An article in the Journal of the American Dental Association has outlined new screening guidelines and reiterated best practices for preventing the spread of dangerous viruses such as hepatitis C in dental settings.
January 1, 2014
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Cellceutix files FDA drug application for Brilacidin for oral mucositis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cellceutix has requested orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its antibiotic Brilacidin-OM drug for preventing radiation or chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients.
December 22, 2013
OSAP offers infection-control boot camp
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is offering the CORE Infection Control Boot Camp in Tampa, FL, from January 6-8, 2014.
December 4, 2013
Antibiotic shortage ending? And new database provides oral health answers; coalition of dentists seeks to improve access to care
By Tony Edwards
November 24, 2013
Doxycycline, tetracycline shortage eases
By Rob Goszkowski
Dentistry has been grappling with shortages of the antibiotics doxycycline and tetracycline, but both have become available again. Tetracycline capsules went back on the market in October after generic drugs manufacturer Heritage Pharmaceuticals began production, and the firm is also selling two forms of doxycycline.
November 21, 2013
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ADA offers antibiotics brochure
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA is selling a patient education brochure to clarify who should take antibiotics before dental treatment and who should not.
November 17, 2013
Infection-control safeguards are key for dental practices
By Donna Domino
The importance of maintaining adequate safeguards for infection control was discussed during an ADA 2013 session in New Orleans. Infection-control breaches have killed patients and left several patients infected with hepatitis and HIV, said an infection-control expert.
November 10, 2013
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Oral bacteria create ethnic 'fingerprint'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The bacteria in the human mouth -- especially those under the gums -- are as powerful as a fingerprint at identifying a person's ethnicity, according to a new study in PLOS One.
October 23, 2013
Okla. infection control probe will take months
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The investigation of the infection control lapses at the Oklahoma practices of oral surgeon W. Scott Harrington, DMD, could extend well into 2014 and end in criminal charges.
October 10, 2013
LSU gets $3M to study HIV-related changes to oral bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers have been awarded a $2.76 million grant that will enable them to study how HIV and antiretroviral therapy may change communities of bacteria in the mouth, and what effects those changes may have on oral infections in HIV disease.
October 7, 2013
Patterson Dental sponsors OSAP campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patterson Dental and nine infection-control product companies are working to raise funds for the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention's (OSAP) campaign, Support the Fight for Infection Prevention.
September 18, 2013
Research IDs how oral cells resist Candida infection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New research has yielded a greater understanding of how mucosal surfaces in the body respond to Candida albicans to prevent damage being done during infection.
September 2, 2013
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