October 10, 2012 — Bacterial load on dental bib clips can vary from practice to practice, and bib clips from orthodontic clinics tend to have a significantly greater bacterial burden than bib clips ...

As dental teams review infection-control protocol and strive for compliance within their practices, one component of infection control often remains overlooked: the use of single-use disposable items.

Despite standard disinfection procedures used in hygiene clinics, dental bib clips continue to harbor bacteria from patient, dental clinician and the environment, a new study conducted by Tufts ...

Researchers have found that a significant proportion of dental bib clips harbored bacteria from the patient, dental clinician and the environment even after the clips had undergone standard ...

Disposable bib holders can eliminate the risk of patient-to-patient transmission of bacteria via the bib clip instead of just minimizing it, according to a recent report in Dental Advisor (June 2013).

PITTSBURGH — The next time you go to the dentist, you might want to think twice about the bib you’re asked to wear. A study performed by the Forsythe Institute says up to 70 percent of dental bib ...

Researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and the Forsyth Institute published a study today that found that a significant proportion of dental bib clips harbored bacteria from the ...

A visit to the dentist poses previously unknown risks of infection, a study by researchers at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and the Forsyth Institute reported Tuesday.The culprit is ...