Surface Disinfectants

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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 08/14/2018

  What's In Your Disinfectant and Why Does It Matter?

  What’s in a disinfectant? The better question is “what’s in the formula?” Disinfectants are a crucial part of any operatory cleaning regimen. Their chemical compounds are the key to achieving a clean surface that’s disinfected well beyond what soap and water can do, but therein lies the rub—you have to be careful about the toxicity of chemicals...

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  • Julie Schmitt
  • 06/17/2017

  A Cleaner and Disinfectant in One: SciCan’s OPTIM 33TB

  SciCan has a winner with its one-step surface cleaning and disinfectant cleaner, OPTIM 33TB. Available in a spray or a pre-moistened towelette, OPTIM 33TB’s patented technology is designed to deliver better cleaning and faster disinfection results – all while combining cleaning and disinfection into one step. One of the greatest advantages of...

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  • Julie Cullen
  • 06/15/2016

  DisCide Ultra—Understand the Science and the Guidelines

  There’s no room for a sliding scale in the dental practice setting. Infection control and prevention are essential to good dental care. This white paper from Palmero Health does a nice job of explaining the science behind infectious disease transmission and prevention, as well as the current guidelines. In particular, the white paper makes...

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  • Julie Schmitt
  • 09/08/2015

  Go On, Get Your Pledge On: The Safest Dental Visit Pledge

  Put your right hand over your heart and declare your allegiance to safety. Your patients and staff will thank you. The Safest Dental Visit Pledge: OUR PRACTICE: · Complies with current CDC Guidelines · Has an infection control coordinator · Fosters a culture of infection prevention and safety · Actively participates as an OSAP...

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  • Julie Schmitt
  • 08/31/2015

  Ensure That Every Patient Visit is the Safest Dental Visit

  Believe it or not, it’s September already. For most people, this means summer vacations are finished, kids are going back to school, and the nights are starting to get cooler. But as vacations and beaches and campfires come to an end…it also means National Dental Infection Control Awareness Month begins! National Dental Infection Control...

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  • Julie Schmitt
  • 03/31/2015

  You Think You’ve Disinfected Your Clinical Surfaces? Think Again!

  Blood. Oral fluids. Spatter. Surfaces in the operatory are contaminated during every patient visit. Are you sure you and your staff are using the correct products and procedures to disinfect those surfaces? Are you carefully reading the label before using a cleaner or disinfectant? Is every staff member following EPA and CDC guidelines for...

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