Preventing the spread of infection

Learning Lessons from the Ebola Virus The importance of hand hygiene in dental practices The Ebola epidemic in West Africa became international news in March 2014 with the first confirmed case of what would soon become the worst outbreak of the disease since its discovery in 1976. At first the world took little notice of…

Keeping ahead of the decontamination game

Keeping ahead of the decontamination game Peter Bacon explains why recent updates to HTM01-01 are likely to impact on instrument reprocessing in dental practices. The Department of Health’s (DH) latest Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 01-01 provides best practice guidance on the entire medical decontamination cycle, including the management and decontamination of reusable surgical instruments and…