We are again offering our new program to help encourage our present subscribers to get their friends and colleagues to subscribe to our service. This helps to ensure that we have the appropriate information about your office and sterilizers in order to run the tests properly and record the results accurately. Please follow the directions that are printed on the packets when you run your test strips. DO NOT put the packet into the sterilizer. Packets that are sent alone through the mail usually fail because they are not protected.
Many people experience undue anxiety about visiting the dentist.
In recent years, the remote possibility of being exposed to AIDS or other infections in the dental office has heightened that anxiety. But dentists take a host of precautions throughout the day to protect their patients. You may not be aware that sterilization and other infection control precautions take place, because many of these procedures occur out of your view. These precautions require all dental staff involved in patient care to use appropriate protective garb such as gloves, and sometimes masks and eyewear. After each patient visit, the gloves are discarded, hands are washed and a new pair of gloves is used for the next patient.