DEFEND + PLUS

DEFEND Against Infection

Mydent Introduces DEFEND + PLUS Wipes

DEFEND + PLUS wipes provide broad-spectrum disinfection wherever control of cross contamination is required.

Mydent International offers DEFEND + PLUS Disinfecting/ Deodorizing/Cleaning Wipes, which provide fast-acting, broad-spectrum disinfection.

DEFEND + PLUS wipes contain a stable, low-pH formulated disinfectant and deodorant for use on hard, nonporous surfaces, wherever control of cross contamination is required. They are nontoxic, nonallergenic, and provide a residual effect on treated surfaces.

The wipes contain a dual-chain quaternary ammonium/alcohol formula that has proven effective at 5 minutes against Staphylococcus aureus, Trichophyton mentagrophytes (Athlete’s foot fungus), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella choleraesuis, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli 0157:H 7, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE), Herpes simplex virus 2 (genital Herpes virus), Influenza A (A2 Japan), and HIV-1 (AIDS virus). The wipes are effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, HBV, and HCV at 2 minutes.

DEFEND + PLUS Disinfecting/Deodorizing/Cleaning Wipes are sold in canisters of 160 wipes with 12 canisters per case and are available from most dental dealers. Through December 31, 2009, customers who buy 12 canisters will receive a $10 Target gift card. —Jason Schwartz