Infection Control
Preparing Instruments for Sterilization
Many local home centers offer short courses on a variety of repair and remodeling...
Hygiene
Maximum Hygiene
As hygienists, we worked for years doing “bloody” prophies. In many cases, when we...
CE Articles
Protecting Electronic Health Information as Part of HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) calls for standards for administrative, physical,...
Infection Control
The Role of the Infection Control Coordinator
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the lead federal agency for...
Management
The Eleven Essentials of Effective Staff Meetings, Part 2: Getting it Together in the Name of Customer Service
his article is part 2 of a 3-part series that describes the Essentials of...
Management
How Bad Ads Can Undermine Good Practices: Get Your Message in Print Properly and New Patients Will Follow
“No Pain, No Gain!” the headline bellows. If the clichéd message in this ad...
Computers
Operatory Computers: Expensive or Investment?
As soon as I get comfortable with something, it changes! Twenty-five years ago, I...
Infection Control
New CDC Infection Control Guidelines for Dentistry
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the lead federal agency for...
Infection Control
Selection and Use of Masks
The use of facemasks was first advocated at the end of the 19th century....
Management
Hiring Practices—Not So Fast
Most dental practitioners are reasonably well versed about the possible pitfalls attendant to a...