The Body Rewriting Your Infection Control Guideline Isn't the CDC Anymore
The CDC division that wrote the 2003 dental infection control guideline was eliminated in 2025. A nonprofit has taken over revising it — here's what has and hasn't changed.
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Practical notes on dental infection control, barrier protection and imaging equipment, written for the people who use them every day.
ISO Rewrote the Standard for Portable Dental Equipment. Barriers Cover What It Doesn't.
ISO's revised portable-equipment standard covers build and transport, not infection control. For school, outreach and mission dentistry, that gap is still a barrier's job.
The EU Extended a Phthalate Deadline. Your Barrier Sleeves Never Needed It.
The EU pushed DEHP's REACH deadlines to 2029 and 2030. It's a PVC-specific rule, and barrier sleeves are polyethylene by their own device filings — not a compliance item for your…
England's HTM 07-01 Update Changes How You Bin Barrier Waste
HTM 07-01 now asks English practices to risk-assess waste instead of treating it all as infectious. Here's what that means for the barrier sleeves you remove at every turnaround.
DEXIS Put a Number on How Many Times You Can Autoclave a Scanner Tip
DEXIS publishes an autoclave cycle limit for its Imprevo scanner's standard tip, but not the new slim tip. Here's what FDA's reprocessing guidance says labeling should tell you.
Bundling Barrier Products Into Your Own Kit? Check MDR Article 22 First
If your practice or distributor packages individually CE-marked barrier products into a branded kit, EU MDR Article 22 may turn you from a distributor into a device producer.
The Wipe That Disinfects Your Equipment Can Also Crack Its Plastic
A 2024 review found disinfectants above pH 8.0 caused most lab-tested plastic cracking. Here's what that means for the keyboards, syringe handles and scaler bodies you wipe rather…
The Barrier-Fit Question Nobody Asks Before Buying Pre-Owned Equipment
Certified pre-owned equipment ships with a refurbishment checklist and a warranty — not a check for whether your barrier sleeves fit the unit you're installing.
Your Handheld X-Ray's Backscatter Shield Isn't an Infection-Control Barrier
DEXIS's new NOMAD Pro 3 revives a question handheld X-ray units never quite answer: the shield that protects you from radiation isn't the barrier that protects the next patient fr…
Your Curing Light Barrier Might Be Undercuring Your Composite
Studies put the light loss from a curing-light barrier anywhere from barely measurable to 40%. The difference isn't the barrier — it's how it's applied.
The EC REP Symbol on Your Barrier Box Is Becoming EU REP
ISO 15223-1's first amendment since 2021 renames the EC REP symbol to EU REP. No recall, no deadline — but worth knowing before you flag a label as inconsistent.
FDA Clears a New Panoramic Bite Block Cover — and Calls It Optional
Dürr Dental's new bite-block cover for panoramic and CBCT units just cleared the FDA. The filing itself says using it is optional, and explains why.