Dentistry

When we’re completing IPAC audits in dental practices, we rarely see staff intentionally ignoring best practices. More often, small gaps show up during busy, ordinary moments when people are simply…

There is an old philosophical riddle: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In dental infection prevention…

Dental teams are under increasing pressure to do more with less. Between managing appointments, supporting patients, answering clinical and administrative questions, navigating regulatory requirements, and maintaining documentation standards, staff are…

Almost every dental practice says the same thing when we ask about policies: “Oh yes, we have those.” And sometimes they do. But often, once we start looking a little…

How to centralize your policies without losing what makes your practice unique In a busy dental practice, your team does not have time to search through binders, old emails, shared…

It might sound basic. It might even sound obvious. But in dental practices across Ontario, one of the most frequently misunderstood—and inconsistently implemented—concepts in infection prevention and control is this:…

In the past year, IPAC Consulting completed 195 dental audits across a wide range of dental practices. While each clinic was different, our consultants noticed something important: the same types…

Suddenly, the whole team is doing things almost the same way, and that ‘almost’ is precisely where risk builds. In a busy dental practice, most compliance issues do not start…

The goal is not to catch staff doing something wrong. The goal is to look at the workflow with fresh eyes and identify where small adjustments could make the right…

As an infection control consultant, I’ve spent a lot of time inside dental offices reviewing compliance with Public Health and Royal College (RCDSO) requirements. And there’s one issue that comes…

As an infection control consultant, I’ve walked into countless dental offices—some pristine, some struggling, and many somewhere in between. I’ve worked alongside teams preparing for Public Health inspections, responded to…

Most offices do not struggle because they do not care about compliance. They struggle because it can be difficult to step back and clearly see where the real risks are.”…

In the complicated world of dentistry, ensuring patients are out of danger by paying close attention to details can make all the difference in a dental appointment. One of the…

As the dental industry gears up for the much-anticipated ODA ASM 2024 conference with its theme of “Navigating the Future,” it’s crucial for dental professionals to stay ahead of the curve, especially in infection control.


As an infection control expert dedicated to advancing patient safety in dental settings, I recognize the critical importance of addressing the unique infection control challenges faced by older adult patients….