The production of aerosols and droplets during dental procedures poses significant challenges for infection control within clinical settings. Dental aerosols contain a mixture of microorganisms, ...

Back in the early to mid-1980s prior to the vaccine availability of hepatitis B, concerns about proper infection control in dentistry emerged. Ungloved dentists, especially oral surgeons, were ...

As dentists during the worldwide pandemic, the greatest enemy facing us is the aerosols we produce with our handpieces and ultrasonic devices. Many restrictions on the use of a treatment after ...

Ever since the dental community learned that water lines supplying their water-cooled drills harbor bacteria, the question of whether breathing in mists spun off by drills causes respiratory illness ...

Riaan Mulder works for The University of the Western Cape and hold the licence for the sale of the Dental Aerosol Suction Device (DASD). He receives funding from the Technology Innovation Agency of ...

Limiting infection transmission is central to the safety of all in dentistry, particularly during the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, yet many dental procedures unavoidably generate aerosols. In the ...