sterilization

The CDC Says N95s Can Be Decontaminated and Reused

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that N95 respirators can be...

OSHA Updates N95 Decontamination and Reuse Guidelines

The US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim...

LLNL Investigating Inexpensive Methods for Sterilizing and Reusing N95 Masks

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is studying ways to safely and rapidly remove viral...

Sterilization Process Enables N95 Mask Reuse

A disinfection system at BJC HealthCare in St. Louis that uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide...

Celebrate Hand Hygiene Day on May 5

As the healthcare industry focuses on the pandemic and infection control, the World Health...

Coping With the Coronavirus

We spoke with Dr. John Molinari, PhD, The Dental Advisor’s educator and consultant in...

EPA Expands COVID-19 Disinfectant List

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing an expanded list of registered...

New ADA Standards and Reports Now Available for Comment

The ADA Standards Committee on Dental Products has approved the following standards for circulation...

Army Clinic Notifying Patients After Autoclave Failure

The US Army’s Hohenfels Dental Clinic in Hohenfels, Germany, is contacting patients who were...

Patients at Ontario Clinic Warned About Infectious Disease Risk

A dentist in Kingston, Ontario, is working with Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington...