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Failure to follow infection control guidelines can expose patients to bloodborne pathogens, such as Hepatitis C and HIV. The consequences—steep financial penalties and potential office closure—are entirely avoidable. Healthcare facilities
Because a medical emergency can happen at any time, all dental offices should be equipped and trained to respond to medical emergencies. There is a consensus among dental thought leaders,
Bloodborne pathogen training is an essential component of health and safety protocols in various fields, particularly those involving direct contact with human bodily fluids. The primary purpose of this training
Biological monitoring, or spore testing, is an important part of an infection prevention program. Using a mail-in spore testing product is the easiest, most cost-effective way to ensure your practice
Many dental offices must comply with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dental Amalgam Rule. This includes installing an amalgam separator before the July 14, 2020 deadline. Is your practice ready?
Dental practices must manage multiple streams of waste, ranging from sharps to heavy metals such as lead and amalgam. Lack of compliance can mean fines and worse, so it’s worth
Every day an average of 130 Americans die from a drug overdose, with opioids involved in over 70% of deaths1. As medical professionals work to minimize the spectrum of risk
Do you see pediatric patients, or do children often accompany adults to visits at your practice or medical office? Then you very likely will encounter a serious pediatric illness or
Since general practices see sick patients and those who accompany them every day, doctors can count on needing to respond to a medical emergency at some point in their careers.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule in 2017 designed to reduce the amount of mercury entering the environment from dental offices, making it all-the-more important to utilize an
Looking to buy an AED? After all, they all perform the same basic function, according to dental anesthesiologist Dr. Stanley Malamed, who lectures nationally on dental medical emergency readiness. Being
Medical emergencies can and do happen at physicians’ offices. Though you can’t prepare for every emergency, here are five common emergencies you can be ready to address. The American Academy
