Infection Contol Archives - Initial Insight

January 10, 2020

Purell Healthcare

Every dental assistant out there is more than familiar with the “Doctor hand-wash”. You each start washing your hands at the same time and…

October 4, 2019

Armor Air/Water Syringe Tip & Sleeve Combo

When I was an assistant at the VA hospital we were JCAHO accredited. Although CDC recommends barriers on air/water syringes, this accreditation required we…

September 27, 2019

Bur Safe

Bur holders come in all shapes and sizes. Some are covered, some are labeled, some are magnitized…. I found the same frustrations with all…

September 27, 2019

SimpleCAP Needle System

Every year, as part of our accreditation for the public health clinic I worked at, we had to try safety needle systems. If we…

September 13, 2019

Surgical Mask with Bottom Gap Shield

If you’ve been in dentistry long enough, you have been in the path of amalgam shrapnel flying at you from removing an old restoration….

September 13, 2019

Eco Tips

When I look through the supplies catalog, I rarely get as excited about HVE tips as I did when I saw these. An average…

September 6, 2019

One-Touch Revolution

Topical anesthetic is one of those things that is just an automatic. You dip a cotton swab in the jar and hand the doctor…

September 6, 2019

Disposa-Bib Holder

I was head of the sterilization committee at the public health clinic I worked at. One of the assistants I used to work with…