Studies have consistently shown that proper sterilization of handpieces is lacking in many dental practices. And even if you are diligent about sterilization, if you don't clean your water lines or ...

ST. LOUIS – A former medical supply technician at the St. Louis VA Medical Center told a congressional hearing Tuesday that she warned more than a year ago that dental equipment sterilization was ...

A new study that will appear in the next issue of the British Dental Journal says that the sterilization of dental instruments like endodontic files is not satisfactory when the existing methods that ...

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles in which we will bring in an expert to address some of the misinformation we have read in various social ...

ST. LOUIS – The Veterans Administration said Thursday that the chief of dental services at a St. Louis VA Medical Center has been placed on administrative leave after the hospital urged nearly 2,000 ...

After a case in Oklahoma broke this week of a dentist potentially exposing his patients to infectious diseases, Gainesville dental experts urge patients to take note of how their dentists sanitize ...

The global autoclave market, driven by healthcare's increasing demand for sterilization, is set to reach impressive heights. Dental autoclaves, vital for maintaining dental health, play a pivotal role ...

Over 1,000 patients with a Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine clinic may have possibly been exposed to several viruses after dental equipment was not sterilized properly, the ...