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Clinical Update
Tuberculosis Update
Tuberculosis (TB) experienced decades of steady decline in the United States, but the disease...
Computers
The Paperless Office
Practicing dentists keep reading and hearing about the “paperless office†or the “totally digital...
Hygiene
Prediagnostic Skills for Hygienists
Traditionally, hygienists identify and treat periodontal disease, provide preventive care instructions, and administer chemotherapeutic...
Infection Control
Dental Laboratory Asepsis
Any instrument or piece of equipment used in the mouth is a potential source...
Oral Surgery
The Use of Disposable Electrode Tips in Radiosurgery
The use of disposable electrode tips in radiosurgery—one of several types of electrodes designed...
Infection Control
Preparing Instruments for Sterilization
Many local home centers offer short courses on a variety of repair and remodeling...
Management
Dealing With Patient Feelings
Regardless of how a patient enters a practice, he or she brings feelings about...
Prosthetics
Denture Adhesives: When, Why, and How
With my great denture techniques, my patients don’t need adhesives, right? As a dentist,...
Hygiene
Maximum Hygiene
As hygienists, we worked for years doing “bloody” prophies. In many cases, when we...
Infection Control
Sterilizer Monitoring: Rationale for Using Biological Indicators
In late 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised Guidelines...