Written by George Fredman, DDS Monday, 01 June 2009 00:00
In First Impressions George freedman, DDS, gives readers a brief summary of products that have recently been introduced to dentistry, based on his clinical experience.
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Bond-1 SF |
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STA System |
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Sahara |
 Based upon the work of Professor Semmelweis in the Austro-Hungarian Empire more than a century ago, it has been widely accepted that dental and medical professionals must wash their hands effectively between patients. Considering the number of patients treated every day, this can become an irritating and sometimes painful task. Washing hands 100 or more times a day can cause skin dryness and eliminate surface oils. Moreover, many soaps are ineffective at removing bacteria that may hide in the nooks and crannies of human skin. (Few cleansers have actually been tested.) Most conventional soaps are simply inadequate for professional cleansing, while many of the professional soaps are too caustic. Sahara, Micrylium's cleansing product, is designed specifically for hand treatment. It has been tested scientifically, demonstrating that it significantly reduces a variety of common bacteria including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Proteus mirabilis (representing gram-negative enteric rods, gram-positive cocci, and gram-positive motile rods common in the oral cavity) with a 30-second application to hand surfaces. Sahara has also been shown to significantly reduce Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic gram-negative rod and the major component of oral biofilm. In addition to its antibacterial effect, Sahara reduces Candida albicans, which causes opportunistic yeast infections. Sahara is an ethanol gel product that meets the World Health Organization's 5 log10 reduction standards within 30 seconds (test method EN 1500), far more effectively than most other ethanol gel products. In addition to the universal use of gloves in the dental profession, it is still important to get and to keep hand surfaces clean. Sahara does the job effectively and predictably, and the results are confirmed by solid scientific evidence.For more information, call (800) 489-8868 or visit micrylium.com. |
Dr. Freedman is past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and materials editor and author of the monthly section "First Impressions" for Dentistry Today. He is the author or co-author of 11 textbooks, more than 400 dental articles, and numerous CDs, video, and audiotapes, and is a Team Member of REALITY. Dr. Freedman is a visiting professor at the Università di Firenze, Florence, Italy. He is a past director of CE programs in Esthetic Dentistry at the Universities of California at San Francisco, Florida, UMKC, Minnesota, Baylor College, and Case Western Reserve. He was the founding associate director of the Esthetic Dentistry Education Center at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a co-founder of the Canadian Academy for Esthetic Dentistry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry. He lectures internationally on dental materials, aesthetics, and technology with his popular program, "First Impressions to Time Tested: Better, Faster, Easier Clinical Dentistry." A graduate of McGill University in Montreal, he maintains a private practice limited to Esthetic Dentistry in Toronto, Canada. He can be reached at (905) 513-9191 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
