This month we feature questions about impression materials, latex allergies, and the EPA 17 list. Should you want more information about a particular topic, please contact the individual whose name follows the specific answer in which you are interested. If you have a question about a topic not discussed in this issue, feel free to call DIS at DSN 240-3502.
Orders go out on a routine basis and items show as back ordered from our supply depot.
Often, the items are within a month or two of expiration upon receipt. Most clinicians continue to use these expired impression materials after a test mix has been found to handle and set properly. Recently, room inspections have repeatedly turned up expired impression materials in the DTRs. We are loath to dispose of these materials because that would leave us with nothing. We are continuing to work the supply problem.