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Food for thought
Food for thought
Kate Scheer considers the importance of applying best practice at home and ...
Dentistry on the move
Dentistry on the move
Anna Cowdin is co-owner and dentist at Nomad Dental, a forward-thinking company ...
Preventing the spread
Preventing the spread of contagious diseases
Peter Bacon, technical director at Dentisan, teaches readers about the ...
Infection control
Infection control: a close up look at award-winning ways
Cwmbran Dental Care was named our Infection Prevention and Control Practice of ...
Stop shigella in its tracks
Stop shigella in its tracks
David Gibson details the dangers of shigella and how these bacteria have become ...
Needlestick injuries and you
Needlestick injuries and you
What you need to know about the use of syringes in the practice
The risks of improper disposal
The risks of improper disposal
All healthcare providers have a duty of care to ensure that medical waste is ...
What do you tell your patients
What do you tell your patients?
Natasha Graham works at Langmans Dental Health Centres in Stratford Upon Avon ...
Dentistry in Spain
Dentistry in Spain
Continuing the series on dentistry around the world commissioned by Eschmann. Javier de la Cruz, principal GDP at the Bordon Clinic in Madrid, reviews a typical day at his practice
Vaccines and the dental team
Vaccines and the dental team
Sophie Gray considers immunisations as part of the standard precautions for infection prevention and control in a dental practice
Not just a paper exercise
Not just a paper exercise
Priya Sharma reveals why the control of hazardous substances is a vital part of your role and good for everyone’s health
Biofilm formation
Biofilm formation
Peter Bacon discusses the problem of biofilm formation and the best management strategies to control its growth in dental unit waterlines
Helping the homeless – a look behind the scenes
Helping the homeless
As part of a series looking at dentistry in ‘unusual environments’, Emma Buday, dental nurse and practice manager, details her involvement with Dentaid’s mobile unit scheme for the homeless
Dental unit water systems – achieving ‘best practice’
Dental unit water systems
Simon Davies considers the apparent omission within HTM 01-05 for water systems in dental practices to be validated annually and explores what action is needed
Save the trees – and still comply with the CQC!
Save the trees
Dental nurse and compliance lead, Aleksandra MIteva, reveals how to pass a CQC inspection with flying colours – and remain environmetally friendly
Aseptic techniques in dental implantology
Aseptic techniques
Cross infection control is crucial in surgical dental implant procedures – so what does this mean for you? Emma Male shares her experience
Infection prevention and control
Infection prevention
The purpose of infection control is to reduce the occurrence of infectious diseases
What are infections?
What are infections?
A CPD article that investigates the origins of infection and how it spreads and the risks of infectious diseases in day-to-day practice
