World TB Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about TB-related problems and solutions and to support worldwide TB-control efforts. The following excerpt is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC found at Tuberculosis TB Facts - What…
Dental offices must be equipped to respond to medical emergencies involving both patients and employees. OSHA requires first aid supplies to be readily available in case of an employee injury, while state dental board may require specific equipment in case…
With the flu season upon us, it is important to manage patients with potential aerosol transmissible disease (ATD) properly. In August 2009, Cal/OSHA’s new Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standard (Title 8 CCR Section 5199) Aerosol Transmissible Disease Regulation (Title 8 CCR…
Monitoring of sterilization procedures includes a combination of process parameters to evaluate the sterilizing conditions and the procedures’ effectiveness. Regular sterilizer monitoring using biologic indicators has become the standard practice, and when properly implemented, is an important part of infection…
Notice to Consumers of DBC Licensure Effective November 28, 2012, Section 1065 of the California Dental Practice Act will require licensed dentists to notify consumers that they are under the jurisdiction of the Dental Board of California. The new regulation…
In March 2012, Federal OSHA revised its Hazard Communication (Hazcom) Standard to align with the United Nation’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The GHS is an international approach to hazard communication, negotiated by hazcom experts…
Conflicts of interest (COIs), defined as individuals who have both a financial relationship and the opportunity to affect educational content and information, unfortunately are very prevalent among medical and dental faculty, researchers, and educators. Because of the nature of the…
