Planning decontamination
Ambassador for the Society of British Dental Nurses, Clare Faulkner considers the role of the dental nurse
All Infection control
Deal or no deal
Whatever the outcome of Brexit, Bob Newsome, Managing Director at infection control specialists dentisan, is confident that British manufacturers will be ready and able to maintain a consistent supply of goods to the dental profession.
Pioneering Scottish dentist
An innovative dental decontamination course has received the thumbs up from a leading dentist with more than two decades of experience
Waste: what you need to know
There are a number of hazardous dental wastes that, when improperly disposed, could cause harm to us – and the environment…
Creating experts
Yiannis Kotoulas reviews the Aura dental decontamination course
Continual innovation
Mum's the word! The club that is designed to encourage award-winning infection control protocols
Dentistry on the move
Anna Cowdin is co-owner and dentist at Nomad Dental, a forward-thinking company that involves transporting a mobile dental practice between multiple locations to provide accessible care
Food for thought
Kate Scheer considers the importance of applying best practice at home and abroad to prevent cross contamination
Infection control
Cwmbran Dental Care was named our Infection Prevention and Control Practice of the Year for 2018. Here, dental nurse Justine Nuzzo and co-principal and infection control lead Ruth Collis share their practice protocols
Preventing the spread
Peter Bacon, technical director at Dentisan, teaches readers about the challenges of combatting the most contagious infectious diseases in the dental practice
Stop shigella in its tracks
David Gibson details the dangers of shigella and how these bacteria have become an increasing concern for people in the UK
The power
Peter Bacon reports on a study proving the positive effect of pre-treatment formulations on re-usable surgical instruments by reducing residual protein before steam sterilisation
The risks of improper disposal
All healthcare providers have a duty of care to ensure that medical waste is suitably managed and disposed of…
Needlestick injuries and you
What you need to know about the use of syringes in the practice
What do you tell your patients
Natasha Graham works at Langmans Dental Health Centres in Stratford Upon Avon and believes her role as a dental nurse to be so complex she’d share her day-to-day working life in her practice's website blog
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