Robot Lowers Spread of Infection in Hospitals
Every year, over 1.7 million hospital patients in the U.S. contract healthcare associated infections (HAIs) from workers not implementing proper infection control practices on an every day basis. As a result, an invention called the Xenex was created, which is actually a robot that flashes ultraviolet lights around hospital rooms to kill the cell walls/DNA [...]
Combating the Flu in Oral Health Care: 2013
As many are aware, the news has been flooded lately with warnings about one of the worst influenza outbreaks in nearly a decade throughout the United States. So far, 18 children have died from flu-related complications, and the CDC reports that this heightened flu activity is not expected to slow down any time soon. Because [...]
Infection Control Beyond the Dental Operatory
Disinfection within the operatory is clearly one of the biggest concerns throughout the healthcare industry. Dental professionals, in particular, are faced with the daily need to prevent cross-contamination among the many patients that walk through their office, but it is also important to remember that clinicians themselves are the common link that can spread infection [...]
Infection Control in Dentistry is Still Problematic
Infection control in dentistry is by far one of the most important aspects of the industry, but in a recent article from the U.K., an astounding 1 out of 9 dentists were found to be non-compliant with the most current policies on cleaning and/or sterilizing instruments. In fact, some offices could not even tell the difference [...]
New CE Course on Going Green with Surface Disinfectants
This month, the new CE course from The Richmond Institute is titled, “Eco-Friendly Surface Disinfectants” by infection control expert Mary Govoni, CDA, RDH, MBA. The course focuses on ways that dental professionals can be environmentally responsible while in the dental office, particularly by selecting surface disinfectants that are not only effective and eco-friendly, but also meet [...]
NEW Infection Control CE: Standards of Care
One of the most important aspects of dentistry is the execution of infection control by all members of the dental office on a consistent, regular basis. With updated recommendations from the CDC and other reputable authorities, we asked Dr. Louis G. DePaola to write this month’s new course titled, “Infection Control in the Dental Office: Why [...]
More Evidence for Superbug Concern
University at Buffalo researchers are expressing concern about a new, under-recognized, much more potent variant of a common bacterium that has surfaced in the U.S…[more...]
Are Superbugs a Close Reality?
This month, Richmond is pleased to announce the new course for infection control titled, Antimicrobial Resistance: A 21st Century Public Health Threat. In what is sure to be one of our most intriguing courses yet, Dr. Louis G. DePaola takes an in-depth look at the excessive use/misuse of antimicrobial drugs in modern-day healthcare, and the directly negative effects it [...]
