Student Develops One-Shot Root Canal Alternative
Instead of performing a root canal, imagine bringing a dying tooth back to life. It may be possible, according to research by Sagar.
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Efforts to Curb Antibiotic Overuse Go Viral
More doctors are prescribing antibiotics to fight infection, and they’re losing their effectiveness as a result. According to the Faculty of General Dental.
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Silver Proves Sterling in Fighting Implant Infections
Despite significant advances in implant technology and procedures, 8% of implants fail within a decade, according to the University of Gothenberg. Infections caused.
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Nanodiamonds Improve Root Canal Therapy
Gutta-percha may be used to fill in the empty space after inflamed pulp is removed in a root canal since it does not.
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Number of Dental Patients Visiting Emergency Room Continues to Rise
People with no other options for dental care are doing whatever they can to receive dental care at an increasing rate. And in.
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Call For Abstracts For Osap Infection Control Symposium
– The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP), the advocate for The Safest Dental Visit™, announces a call for research and best.
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OSAP Opens Registration for Infection Prevention Boot Camp
ANNAPOLIS, MD—October 1, 2013—Recent breaches, including the first documented patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C in a U.S. dental practice, underscore the importance of.
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ADA Statement on Infection Control in Dental Settings
CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2013 – The American Dental Association (ADA) is deeply concerned about the first confirmed report of patient to patient transmission.
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Patterson Dental Sponsors OSAP Infection Prevention Campaign
ANNAPOLIS, MD — September 19, 2013 — Supporters of the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) are lending a helping hand in.
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Report Finds Disposable Bib Holders Eliminate Risk of Bacterial Transmission While Disinfecting Bib Chains Only Minimizes Transmission
OXNARD, CALIF. – AUG. 28, 2013 – A recent report authored by John A. Molinari, Ph.D. and Peri Nelson, B.S. suggests that there.
