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Xenex launches new product proven to destroy SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in 30 seconds.

Deactivate Handheld Disinfection Device Well Suited for Dental Exam Rooms

The ErgoFinger disposable finger-attached HVE Tip permits ergonomic working postures to avoid stress-producing positions and helps reduce aerosols during procedures.

Dental Product Improves Aerosol Control and Ergonomics

A look at many of the recently announced products in the dental industry.

March 2021 New Products

Kristin Hohman serves as Associate Editor for DPR. 

The OCTOdent Aerosol Scavenger provides hands-free, portable protection during aerosol-generating procedures.

5Ws* OCTOdent Extra-Oral Aerosol Scavenger

Robert Elsenpeter is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Dental Products Report and Dental Lab Products. He is also the author of 18 technology books, including the award-winning Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line. As such, he’s particularly interested in the technological side of dentistry.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety ad Health's Hierarchy of Controls offers good guidance on how to remove safety hazards from the practice and how to handle hazards should they appear.

How Much PPE is Enough?

Infection prevention considerations with the COVID vaccine rollout.

A Shot In the Arm: Things Dentists Need to Know Now that Vaccines Are in Play

Videos

Robert Elsenpeter interviews PPE innovator John Schwind about the story behind developing a mask offering N95-level protection without straps to loop around the ears or behind the head.

Developing the Strapless N95 ReadiMask

Laura Dorr is the executive editor of DPR's Modern Dental Network.

Dental office air filtration technology and science updates. 

Clearing the Air and Keeping It Clear

Updates on the technology and the science behind reducing aerosol risks in a dental practice.


Approaches to Aerosol Reduction

The why, what, and how of preprocedural rinses to reduce infection risks in the dental practice. 

Infection Control