OBJECTIVE To measure and assess the noise levels produced by various dental equipments in different areas of a dental institution and to recommend improvements if noise levels are not within permissible limits. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sound levels were measured at three different areas of a dental institution where learning and teaching activities are organized. The sound level was measured usin...

PURPOSE Dental hygienists can fill critical roles during mass fatality incidents in the area of disaster victim identification, providing much needed support to forensic odontologists. The purpose of this paper is to bring awareness that research is needed to assess current dental hygiene programs, continuing education opportunities and the type of approach being used to develop and implement p...

At present, the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Oral Maxillofacial Radiology have guidelines for the dental environment that include quality assurance and control of film-based radiography. Approximately 19%-30% of US dental offices currently use some form of digital intraoral radiography, and growth is expected to continue. It is anticipated that new tools and guideline...

A wide variety of opportunistic pathogens has been detected in the tubing supplying water to odontological equipment, in special in the biofilm lining of these tubes. Among these pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections, is frequently found in water lines supplying dental units. In the present work, 160 samples of water, and 200 fomite samples from f...

Portable dental engines have been available to the profession for many years. Compact “portable dental offices,” with combined engine, soiirce of light, suction, and air-pressure, permit the dentist to bring a full range of dental services to the shut-in patient, right in his home. Unfortunately, most dental care at home is carried out without the aid of radiographs. “Portable” x-ray units, it ...

Our planet has reached extreme weather conditions. Recently , a tornado in the US killed 519 people. Floods in Asia and Australia killed 2,000 and left large swaths of each country under water. Korea had its heaviest snowfall in recorded history. My heart goes out to all the families of the victims of the recent serious disasters. These events have been shaped by global warming. Scientists have...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to assess the experience and attitudes of paramedics with regard to first aid in dental avulsion. MATERIAL AND METHODS An anonymous, voluntary, 11-item survey was conducted in three randomly selected emergency medical service (EMS) stations in the Province of Podlasie. We analyzed what the respondents know about procedures in dental avulsion. We we...

T he stage was set for exciting advances in dentistry in the 1950s and 1960s when prototypes of computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) were introduced into industrial settings. 1 In those applications , the geometry of the " parts " was simpler than that generally needed for dental restorations , but the same techniques could be applied to creating dental crowns. Ear...

The economic and educational affluence of recent years has produced a heightened public awareness of the correlation between personal health and general well-being. Coincidently the development of the ideal concept of individual right to comprehensive professional health services is beginning t o put stress on systems for delivering health care. The preventive measures from public health have n...