Risk management

Disposal of waste in the dental practice setting

Dental nurses have a responsibility and a duty of care for the proper management and disposal of clinical and hazardous waste within their practices....

Legionnaires’ disease: Protecting the public

Doctors in Italy confirmed that a 82-year-old woman who died from Legionnaires’ disease in February contracted the infection from a dental practice....

How to create a sterile field: The dental nurses’ role

Implants can fail if they become infected, so dental nurses must create a sterile field and follow other precautions to prevent cross-infection....