Alcohol fixation of protein to surfaces Peter Bacon presents a paper on the effect of alcohol in infection control procedures. The phenomenon of protein fixation by alcohol has been well documented, with HTM 01-05 advising caution in the use of alcohol as a cleaner and disinfectant. The objective of decontamination procedures is to reduce the…
Jonty Bayliss, Business Development Manager at infection control specialists dentisan, is gearing himself up to take part in IRONMAN 70.3 UK 2016. This spectacular triathlon is being held at Wimbleball Lake on 26th June in Exmoor National Park, one of the most picturesque areas of England, on what’s said to be one of the most…
Education – it’s just a way of life: an interview with Fiona Ellwood Fiona Ellwood first qualified in 1986. In the subsequent 30 years, she has worked tirelessly to raise the consciousness of the whole profession, and the dental nurse sector in particular, to the importance of learning and personal development and has been instrumental…
Infection control specialists dentisan are delighted to introduce Dentifloor, an important new addition to their comprehensive range of decontamination products for dental surgeries. Dentifloor is a new, wide-spectrum microbiocide cleaner and disinfectant concentrate ideal for the hard floors typically found in dental surgeries. By simply diluting the concentrate with clean water to give a 20ml…
Leaders in dental infection control dentisan are committed to educating the whole dental team in the area of infection prevention. Now in addition to online CPD and their popular one-day City & Guilds accredited course, dentisan is delighted to introduce Dentilearn CPD In-Practice, enabling dentists and their teams to access verifiable CPD training in dental…
Outside her role as Research and Development Chemist for infection control specialists dentisan, Laura Yates currently volunteers and sits on various committees and boards of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). The RSC is the UK’s leading professional body for chemical sciences and has been in existence for 175 years. Their recent General Assembly in…
It’s a sad statistic, but the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of England and Wales is rising relentlessly. Agencies have reported that over 7,500 people have slept rough in London alone in 2014/2015, and homelessness has more than doubled in five years to the highest levels since records began. Christmas for most…
Since its launch in November 2014, dentisan’s City & Guilds accredited One-Day Decontamination Course has proved extremely popular with all members of the dental team. The course is recommended for those who are looking for a comprehensive expert-led, one-day programme, which delves into the complexities of infection control and the rationale behind compliance guidelines. To…
dentisan is delighted to announce that their parent company, Quadralene, has been shortlisted in the prestigious SME Innovation Awards 2015, by Innovate UK. Innovate UK is an organisation whose remit is to showcase and celebrate small business innovation, and their awards recognise innovation success stories that inspire others and demonstrate the importance of innovation to…
