Cleanliness is key: How hygiene improves our quality of life

The company is now working together as one combined force to develop solutions for the current challenges in dentistry, including products for enhanced hygienic safety in practices. The recently published edition of the customer magazine Vision also focuses on this topic, where international experts take a closer look at the various facets of hygiene. The in depth discussions clearly show that the scope of this issue extends far beyond germ free dental practices.

"Hygiene is important and desirable because it protects us and others against infection and promotes health," explained Jeffrey T. Slovin, CEO of Dentsply Sirona. "It affects all aspects of our lives and requires our constant attention – everywhere in the world." Because this issue is so prominent in the dental industry, the latest edition of Vision, the customer magazine from Dentsply Sirona, focuses on and emphasises the significance of dental hygiene.

Hygiene is of central importance when it comes to health. A prime example here is water, which is used for cleaning, personal hygiene and drinking water. Water was long considered to be harmful; it was not until the 19th century that scientific studies highlighted the cleansing effect of water, which, in turn, had a fundamental impact on society's approach to hygiene. Vision traces this history and takes a look at the activities in clinics, which were initially a pretty ‘dirty business’, as infection protection based on hygiene and disinfection did not emerge until the middle of the 19th century. Hygiene, what was treated back then as an innovation, is now standard practice and its working conditions are now the norm, especially in dental practices.