CDC Guidelines Help Practices Safely Reopen After Disasters
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria left many dental practices damaged and even destroyed. Yet even those practices that survived relatively intact need to.
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Providers Prescribe Fewer Opioids, Though Dangers Persist
The number of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in the United States at 782 morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) per capita in.
- July 7, 2017
- 2 minutes read
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Patients Notified After Breach of Infection Prevention Protocols
After a June 9 infection prevention and control inspection at Upper Middle Dental in Burlington, Ontario, the Halton Region Health Department reports that.
- June 27, 2017
- 1 minute read
Todays Dental News
What to Do about Dental Unit Waterline Contamination
Your dental unit waterlines are very likely contaminated. As discussed previously, dental unit waterline problems result mainly from how water is used in.
- June 21, 2017
- 5 minutes read
Todays Dental News
How Microbes Contaminate Your Dental Unit Waterlines
Every day, water used during routine dental procedures exposes patients to millions of micro-organisms. Treated city water typically enters a dental office with.
- April 24, 2017
- 5 minutes read
Todays Dental News
Sjögren’s Syndrome Is About Much More Than a Dry Mouth
Saliva is one of those things in life that patients don’t really appreciate until it is gone. Without saliva, they couldn’t eat a.
- April 3, 2017
- 5 minutes read
Todays Dental News
Sjögren’s Syndrome Is About Much More Than a Dry Mouth
Saliva is one of those things in life that patients don’t really appreciate until it is gone. Without saliva, they couldn’t eat a.
- April 3, 2017
- 5 minutes read
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Consensus Reached on Diabetes-Periodontitis Links
The 15 international specialists who gathered at the Perio-Diabetes Workshop in Madrid on February 19 and February 20 came to a consensus on.
- March 3, 2017
- 1 minute read
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Consensus Reached on Diabetes-Periodontitis Links
The 15 international specialists who gathered at the Perio-Diabetes Workshop in Madrid on February 19 and February 20 came to a consensus on.
- March 3, 2017
- 1 minute read
Industry News
New Standards Guide Oral Care in UK Nursing Homes
The residents of nursing homes and other assisted living facilities that provide long-term care should be helped with brushing their teeth twice a.
- January 9, 2017
- 3 minutes read
