Infection Control

Sterilization

Infection Control

Optimize sterilization: How dental assistants can save the practice time and money

Karen Daw, MBA, CECM

With the right knowledge, dental assistants can provide time- and money-saving tips for their practices when it comes to infection control.

Dirty Gloves

Infection Control

Editor’s note: What’s in your box of medical gloves?

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA

Sterilize

Infection Control

Myth busters: No need to bag when sterilizing instruments

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA

Gloves

Infection Control

Myth busters for dental assistants: Wearing those ‘stupid’ utility gloves

Water

Infection Control

The DIY assistant: Waterline maintenance

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA

Monarch

Infection Control

The DIY assistant: Are you cleaning the operatory chairs correctly?

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA

Bad Smell

Infection Control

The DIY assistant: The stinky business of traps

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA

T Shirts

Infection Control

Ask an assistant: Can office sub long-sleeve t’s for lab jackets?

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA

Infection Control

Myth busters for dental assistants: Does your practice reuse burs?

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA

Infection Control

Infection Control

Dental assistants are the front line of infection control

Dental Assisting

Infection Control

Reading Newspaper

From the editor’s desk: The pandemic is not over yet!

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA

N95 Mask

Workplace Safety

Thursday Troubleshooter: What’s proper decontamination of N95 masks?

Team Troubleshooter

Child At Dentist

Pediatric Dentistry

Being safe without being scary: Unique approaches to infection control at pediatric dental practices

Karen Daw, MBA, CECM

Needle

Infection Control

Ouch! What to do in case of a needlestick

Sherrie Busby, EDDA, CDSO

Members of the Children's Dental Surgery Center give the thumbs up during a successful Infection Control Week.

Infection Control

It’s Dental Infection Control Awareness Month. What’s your practice doing?

Danb Infection Control

Infection Control

A-dec invests in infection control education

Two Masks

Thursday Troubleshooter: Dental team member does not feel safe using same 2 masks all day

Team Troubleshooter

Infection Control 1

Infection Control

Myth busters for dental assistants: Reusing disposable items

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA

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Coronavirus impact on dental practices: Infection control and office compliance: The keys to a successful reopen (Video)

Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD

Call To Action

Infection Control

Myth busters for dental assistants: Dental assistants are not oral health-care professionals and our opinions do not matter

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA