Colour Coded Products - The importance of colour coded cleaning materials and equipment in dental practices - 01/12/2011 Fulfilling the HTM01-05 protocol for colour coding of cleaning materials and equipment in dental practices.
Gloves – A historical insight into the evolution of medical latex gloves 01/11/2011 From the first traces of glove production back in 1758 to today’s wide variety of products, this article looks into the historical advancements over time.
Gloves – An insight into medical glove price increases 01/09/2011 One key topic being brought up by health care professionals is the continuous price rises in latex gloves, and not knowing or understanding the reasons why such an essential medical product’s price keeps rising. This article looks into what latex is, key issues in the market which are causing these increases, and insight into how long these price increases are likely to stay.
Gloves – Latex allergies explained - 01/08/2011 Medical examination gloves are an essential consumable for most healthcare professionals. Latex gloves have been proven effective for protection against the transmission of many infectious diseases, and the favoured choice for a long time. However, increasing amounts of people are developing a sensitivity or allergy to properties within the latex itself. Therefore, this article aims to give an insight into certain aspects such as what latex is and which properties cause the problem, the different types of allergy and the symptoms involved, who is actually at risk and the potential solutions or alternatives that are available.
Suture Choice - Making the correct suture choice for Dental surgery 01/02/2012 Suture Choice - encompases many different parameters. What style & type of needle should be used? what length of needle? should absorbable or non-absorbable sutures be used? How can infection in the suture site be minimised? All these questions are dealt with in this article.
The importance of using the correct grade of purified water in autoclaves. - 01/12/2012 Autoclaves are expensive pieces of equipment. Failure to use purified water that does not have a written specification can cause irreparable damage.
Tooth Extractions - What to expect, and advice on aftercare. 1/07/2011 Many patients due to have a tooth extracted may feel nervous and stressed becasue they do not know what to expect and are worried about pain, fear of the unknown and how long their mouth will take to heal again. This article covers what will happen with regards to the local anaesthetic that they will receive, and the steps that they must take for the best possible recovery. This article is an ideal hand-out for patients to take away from surgery.