Dental fears are a common problem, but did you know that you can appeal to your patients’ senses to help them relax? Sight Perhaps one of the easiest ways to help craft a welcoming atmosphere in your practice is...
Learning is the key to successful waste management The ‘reduce, recycle, reuse’ statement encourages everyone to decrease the impact of waste on the environment. However, despite good intentions, we do not always throw away our rubbish in the right...
Recent news reports have revealed that cross contamination is still a big problem in the meat industry in the UK, mainly due to a lack of effective cleaning.[i] This suggests a problem that is highly relevant to healthcare industries...
Fighting the spread of infection There is potential for an enormous number of different pathogens to pass through a care home every day. Residents may move into the home with existing infections that could pose a risk to others....
In a dental practice it’s important to defend against harmful bacteria, especially in light of increased drug resistance to antibiotics. Klebsiella pneumoniae is particularly worrisome, and therefore professionals should be aware of how to prevent these bacteria from spreading....
It’s estimated that 100kg of mercury is deposited into our environment from waste amalgam in dental practices every year [1]. This is having serious effects on our environment and may also be having an impact on our general health....
Botulinum toxin injections have been adopted by dentists worldwide looking to offer their patients something more. However, this means that many practices are now generating a new waste stream, which needs to be disposed of properly. The popular choice...
Did you know that marine plant life generates 70% of the oxygen we breathe?1 The oceans are our most important ecosystems, and yet humans continue to destroy them with our waste and pollution. The mixture of waste produced by...
As a particularly nasty strain of flu threatens the UK, make sure you’re prepared! ‘Tis the season for flu right now and you will likely be encountering the nuisances of no-shows and last minute cancellations. While these reduce efficiency...
What is Winter Flu? As the weather gets colder and wetter and the nights draw in, the number of people with coughs, sniffles and sneezes grows. People are absent from the office, friends cancel engagements and you seem to...