Posts tagged 'Infection Control'

Kate Scheer from W&H talks all things Sterilisers and how to prolong the working life of dental handpieces. It is well known that dental practices are required to follow stringent infection control procedures and that guidelines are rigorously upheld by the powers that be. With a backdrop of media hype and inflammatory criticism, it is now more important than ever to ensure that your pra...

As dental practices start looking at what they might need to reopen once the COVID-19 lockdown ends, Seb Evans explores what the cost of this might be. Boris Johnson recently announced the first stage of ending the current lockdown. Despite Sara Hurley, CDO for England, saying dental guidance remains unchanged, many practices are now looking at what they may need to do when the time does co...

There are many criteria that need to be considered and reviewed before practices start treating patients again, and guidance must be given from a UK regulatory body.  Here, are some of the considerations that might need to be reviewed.  SARS Cov-2 causes the disease known as COVID-19 (C-19), a virus that first become known to the world toward...