Pathogens are mostly transmitted via the hands of dental personnel. Therefore, hand hygiene is extremely important. Contaminated hands may pose a danger to practice employees and also to patients. This means that hand hygiene is one of the most important measures for protection of patients and the practice team. Hand hygiene includes the following: • […]
Surfaces in the dental practice are cleaned and disinfected to keep them clean and to prevent infection. Surfaces can be contaminated by aerosols (e.g. sprays in the patient’s oral cavity) and also by skin contact by the dentist, assistance and patients. A very large number of microorganisms can accumulate on surfaces and be distributed throughout […]
Safety Announcement [2-2-2017] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that rare but serious allergic reactions have been reported with the widely used skin antiseptic products containing chlorhexidine gluconate. Although rare, the number of reports of serious allergic reactions to these products has increased over the last several years. As a result, we […]
Chlorhexidine is not an essential component in alcohol-based surgical hand preparation: a comparative study of two handrubs based on a modified EN 12791 test protocol Background: Surgical hand preparation is an essential part of modern surgery. Both alcohol-based and antiseptic detergent-based hand preparation are recommended practices, with a trend towards use of alcohol based handrubs. […]
