Herbs: The new antibiotics?

2011-05-24

Indian wild plants may play a role in fighting bacterial and fungal infections in the mouths of oral cancer patients, according to new research (Annals

Mydent offers free infection-control product samples

2011-05-22

Mydent International, manufacturer for Defend and private-label disposables, preventatives, infection control products, and impression material systems, is offering free samples of its Defend products to

Ohio VA dentist denies infection control lapses

2011-05-18

Dwight Pemberton, DDS, the dentist at the Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Dayton, OH, whose lax infection control practices potentially exposed hundreds of patients

Econo-Keys offers discount on waterproof keyboards

2011-05-16

Econo-Keys has partnered with WetKeys to offer Econo-Keys’ products at a significant discount to dental offices, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, and other areas where infection control

Top VA official blasts Dayton clinic’s leadership

2011-05-03

A top U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official has acknowledged the “failure of leadership” that took place at the Dayton VA Medical Center’s dental

VA report confirms clinic’s infection-control issues

2011-04-25

A report released April 25 by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General confirmed that Dayton VA Medical Center (VAMC)

Oragenics gains U.S. patent for oral bacteria product

2011-04-24

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patent No. 7931892 to Oragenics for ProBiora3, a proprietary blend of naturally occurring oral bacteria shown to

OSAP Infection Prevention Symposium

2011-04-21

Body The Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) is hosting a symposium on infection prevention and patient and provider safety from June 9 to

Lactic-acid bacteria may protect against HPV, HNSCC

2011-04-06

Lactic-acid bacteria in plaque can cause caries, but in saliva these same bacteria appear to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) and head and neck squamous

Spontaneous Generation: The Life Cycle of Infection Control Rules

2011-03-30

Body Let us be realistic: if microbes had not been so small, someone would have seen them long before, and Pasteur would not have founded

Did race play a role in VA dentist hygiene scandal?

2011-03-20

A former dental clinic supervisor at the Dayton Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Ohio claims the NAACP blocked his efforts to remove a dentist

Researchers eye link between oral bacteria, periodontitis, HIV

2011-03-16

Researchers from the University of Florida (UF) are using a one-year, $330,000 grant to try and identify the role of various pathogens in the progression