Manual cleaning of dental instruments is still an accepted solution for cleaning dental instruments prior to further decontamination and sterilisation. The HTM01-05 requires a move to automated cleaning methods to achieve best practice, although this does not mean that manual cleaning has no place in a dental practice. This article will answer any questions you […]
Reverse osmosis machines are an increasingly common fixture in decontamination rooms. They offer a readily available source of deionized water for application in steam sterilisers. We often get asked whether or not to use RO water in dental unit waterlines, the answer depends on the quality of the water being produced by the RO machine. […]
Surface cleaning and disinfection is a vital part of infection prevention and control procedures, but how do we monitor the effectiveness of our cleaning protocols? A surface may look clean, but when we’re dealing with microscopic bacteria and cells, how do we know a surface is clean? One method we can use to check the […]
The Alpron and the BRS system have been the product of choice worldwide for the treatment of dental unit waterlines. This pedigree made it the perfect choice for a 6 year study in France that looked at microbiological control of dental unit waterlines. The results of the study confirmed that Alpron and the BRS system […]
THE coronavirus pandemic has made the whole world look at things differently. People in Western countries have started wearing face masks, social distancing is now almost second nature and we are all too familiar with the concept of lockdown. The UK’s dentistry sector has undergone a crash course in how to manage during a public […]
Face Fit Testing is designed to protect workers from harmful chemicals and dust, which can account for up to 13,000 deaths each year. These deaths include work-related lung disease and cancer, which Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) has been designed to protect against. However recent research indicates that up to 50% of all RPE does not offer the wearer the level […]
HPC Water Testing Samplers are one of our most popular products, currently used in thousands of UK dental practices. Samplers are used for dental unit waterline testing, they assess the water quality that dental units produce. This article will answer all of the common questions we get about our Samplers. (If you were looking to […]
It’s not every day that you get a card from the Queen’s representative in County Durham. This week a lovely card from Sue Snowden, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant dropped through our door thanking us for the service and support Aura Infection Control has provided during the COVID-19 crisis. We have been working very hard to source […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in demand for hand sanitisers. To cope with this demand, there has been an influx of “pop-up” hand sanitisers appearing in the news and on supermarket shelves. As noble as the ingenuity shown by these manufacturers is, there are some concerns about the effectiveness of these types of […]
With the confirmation dental surgeries can reopen on June 8th, recommissioning dental equipment safely is essential to ensure staff and patients are protected. In this Insight we will look into how we can commence recommissioning of dental unit waterlines. (In case you missed it we also published an Insight into recommissioning dental decontamination equipment.) How […]
