--- title: Dental Waterline Safety Blog | Kelley Birschbach description: The latest research, tips, and news about dental unit waterline treatment, testing, standards, and regulations. --- 888.843.3343 7042 S Revere Pkwy #400, Centennial, CO 80112 [![Proedge_Logo](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hubfs/Pro_Edge_Dental_September2018%20Theme/proedge-dental-logo.png)](https://proedgedental.com/) - [Home](https://proedgedental.com/) - [About](https://proedgedental.com/about-us/) - [Labels](https://proedgedental.com/shipping-labels/) - [Products](https://proedgedental.com/products/) - [Dental Water Testing](https://proedgedental.com/waterline-testing-kits/) - [Dental Water Treatment](https://proedgedental.com/blutab-waterline-maintenance-tablets/) - [Education](https://proedgedental.com/dental-waterline-education/) - [Resources](https://proedgedental.com/resources/) - [Blog](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog) - [Contact](https://proedgedental.com/contact/) ## Kelley Birschbach ![Kelley Birschbach](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/921554ee8ba11e5eaa987abab63ab7ca) ### Recent Posts [![How COVID19 Created the Perfect Storm for Dental Waterline Contamination](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SEO%20Content%20Headers/ProEdge_web_blog_image.jpg?width=570&name=ProEdge_web_blog_image.jpg)](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/how-covid19-created-the-perfect-storm-for-dental-waterline-contamination) ## [How COVID19 Created Perfect Storm for Dental Waterline Contamination](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/how-covid19-created-the-perfect-storm-for-dental-waterline-contamination) [July 22, 2020](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/how-covid19-created-the-perfect-storm-for-dental-waterline-contamination) by [Kelley Birschbach](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/author/kelley-birschbach) [3](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/how-covid19-created-the-perfect-storm-for-dental-waterline-contamination#comments-listing) While March seems like a different lifetime, the impact of COVID-19 dental office shutdowns remains heavy on our day-to-day work in the dental industry. And though many of us have adapted to some new state of "normal", infection prevention in dentistry is not the same. [Read More](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/how-covid19-created-the-perfect-storm-for-dental-waterline-contamination) [![COVID-19 State by State Recommendations Regarding Dental Care](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SEO%20Content%20Headers/COVID19%20State%20by%20State%20Recs.jpg?width=570&name=COVID19%20State%20by%20State%20Recs.jpg)](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/covid19-spread-state-recommendations) ## [State by State Recommendations Regarding Dental Care During COVID19 Spread](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/covid19-spread-state-recommendations) [April 06, 2020](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/covid19-spread-state-recommendations) by [Kelley Birschbach](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/author/kelley-birschbach) [13](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/covid19-spread-state-recommendations#comments-listing) ### This blog Post is no longer updated – Click the Map below for Updates The ADA has released an interactive map that is updated daily to view state mandates and recommendations for dental practices in response to COVID19. We recommend you utilize this resource by clicking the map or following [this\[...\]](https://success.ada.org/en/practice-management/patients/covid-19-state-mandates-and-recommendations?utm_source=adaorg&utm_medium=covid-statement-200401&utm_content=stateaction&utm_campaign=covid-19&_ga=2.73968082.1927821369.1587415597-74982775.1584336205&fbclid=IwAR2Feq96fEgR8PRrLjHo_a1cJnbcLR9tAERday98AYkWhXWwCDBLVxQJlNw) [Read More](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/covid19-spread-state-recommendations) [![QuickPass-Product-Announcement-Header-Image_web](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SEO%20Content%20Headers/QuickPass-Product-Announcement-Header-Image_web.jpg?width=570&name=QuickPass-Product-Announcement-Header-Image_web.jpg)](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/announcing-the-quickpass-in-office-dental-water-test) ## [Announcing The Brand New QuickPass™ In-Office Dental Water Test](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/announcing-the-quickpass-in-office-dental-water-test) [March 25, 2019](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/announcing-the-quickpass-in-office-dental-water-test) by [Kelley Birschbach](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/author/kelley-birschbach) [2](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/announcing-the-quickpass-in-office-dental-water-test#comments-listing) Over the last few years, there has not been a hotter topic in dentistry infection control than waterline maintenance. With tragic infection outbreaks in Atlanta, Georgia and Anaheim, California impacting at least 91 healthy children displayed across headlines via CNN, NPR, Good Morning America, the\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/announcing-the-quickpass-in-office-dental-water-test) [![Comprehensive-Guide-to-Waterline-Testing](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SEO%20Content%20Headers/Comprehensive-Guide-to-Waterline-Testing.jpg?width=570&name=Comprehensive-Guide-to-Waterline-Testing.jpg)](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/dental-waterline-testing-guide) ## [The Comprehensive Dental Water Testing Guide](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/dental-waterline-testing-guide) [March 19, 2019](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/dental-waterline-testing-guide) by [Kelley Birschbach](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/author/kelley-birschbach) [17](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/dental-waterline-testing-guide#comments-listing) What is in your dental unit waterlines?  You’ve probably seen the pictures and you’ve probably read the news headlines - looking for the answer to this question is not without stress. [Read More](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/dental-waterline-testing-guide) [![CA-Dental-Water-Legislation-Round-Up_Header_Web](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SEO%20Content%20Headers/CA-Dental-Water-Legislation-Round-Up_Header_Web.jpg?width=570&name=CA-Dental-Water-Legislation-Round-Up_Header_Web.jpg)](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/california-dental-water-legislation-roundup-sb1491-ab1277) ## [California Dental Water Legislation Roundup - SB1491 & AB1277](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/california-dental-water-legislation-roundup-sb1491-ab1277) [February 19, 2019](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/california-dental-water-legislation-roundup-sb1491-ab1277) by [Kelley Birschbach](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/author/kelley-birschbach) [0](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/california-dental-water-legislation-roundup-sb1491-ab1277#comments-listing) There has been a lot of confusion surrounding California's recent legislation concerning dental water. This post is going to clear that up once and for all.  [Read More](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/california-dental-water-legislation-roundup-sb1491-ab1277) [![Anaheim-Header-Image_web](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SEO%20Content%20Headers/Anaheim-Header-Image_web.jpg?width=570&name=Anaheim-Header-Image_web.jpg)](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/what-happened-in-the-dental-waterline-infection-outbreak-at-childrens-dental-group-in-anaheim) ## [Dental Water Infection Outbreak in Anaheim - What Happened?](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/what-happened-in-the-dental-waterline-infection-outbreak-at-childrens-dental-group-in-anaheim) [January 22, 2019](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/what-happened-in-the-dental-waterline-infection-outbreak-at-childrens-dental-group-in-anaheim) by [Kelley Birschbach](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/author/kelley-birschbach) [0](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/what-happened-in-the-dental-waterline-infection-outbreak-at-childrens-dental-group-in-anaheim#comments-listing) (Updated June 19, 2019) In 2016, a dental unit waterline contamination at a pediatric practice in Anaheim, California led to mycobacterium abscessus infections in at least 71 children. [Read More](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/what-happened-in-the-dental-waterline-infection-outbreak-at-childrens-dental-group-in-anaheim) [![Screen Shot 2018-11-01 at 8.37.04 AM](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Social%20Media%20Images/Screen%20Shot%202018-11-01%20at%208.37.04%20AM.png?width=570&name=Screen%20Shot%202018-11-01%20at%208.37.04%20AM.png)](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/the-importance-of-osaps-new-recommendations-on-dental-unit-water-quality) ## [The Importance of OSAP's New Dental Water Quality Recommendations](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/the-importance-of-osaps-new-recommendations-on-dental-unit-water-quality) [November 07, 2018](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/the-importance-of-osaps-new-recommendations-on-dental-unit-water-quality) by [Kelley Birschbach](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/author/kelley-birschbach) [0](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/the-importance-of-osaps-new-recommendations-on-dental-unit-water-quality#comments-listing) Last year at the Annual Conference hosted by [the Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP)](http://osap.org), there was a Q & A with a handful of the leading dental infection control experts, including Shannon Mills, DDS and John A. Molinari, PhD. One of the first questions asked of the panel was *"What\[...\]* [Read More](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/the-importance-of-osaps-new-recommendations-on-dental-unit-water-quality) [![dental-professional-optimized](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/dental-professional-optimized.jpg?width=570&name=dental-professional-optimized.jpg)](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/cleaning-and-maintaining-dental-unit-waterlines-dentistry-dirty-little-secret) ## [Cleaning and Maintaining Dental Unit Waterlines - Dentistry's Dirty Little Secret](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/cleaning-and-maintaining-dental-unit-waterlines-dentistry-dirty-little-secret) [September 26, 2018](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/cleaning-and-maintaining-dental-unit-waterlines-dentistry-dirty-little-secret) by [Kelley Birschbach](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/author/kelley-birschbach) [5](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/cleaning-and-maintaining-dental-unit-waterlines-dentistry-dirty-little-secret#comments-listing) Dental Unit Waterlines (DUWLs) began getting attention back in the late 1980s as infection control became a major focus for medical professionals.  [Read More](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/cleaning-and-maintaining-dental-unit-waterlines-dentistry-dirty-little-secret) [![AdobeStock_181690870-web-optimized](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AdobeStock_181690870-web-optimized.jpg?width=570&name=AdobeStock_181690870-web-optimized.jpg)](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/dental-water-treatment-product-selection-guide) ## [Dental Water Treatment Product Selection Guide - How effective is your treatment?](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/dental-water-treatment-product-selection-guide) [March 01, 2018](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/dental-water-treatment-product-selection-guide) by [Kelley Birschbach](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/author/kelley-birschbach) [6](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/dental-water-treatment-product-selection-guide#comments-listing) Dental unit waterlines are all the rage these days - whether that's because of the new research coming out or because they can be the cause of rage for dental pro's is another discussion. [Read More](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/dental-water-treatment-product-selection-guide) [![ProEdge_Proven-in-Practice](https://blog.proedgedental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProEdge_Proven-in-Practice.jpg?width=570&name=ProEdge_Proven-in-Practice.jpg)](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/case-study-one-dr.s-dental-waterline-compliance-dilemma) ## [Case Study: One Dr.'s Dental Waterline Compliance Dilemma](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/case-study-one-dr.s-dental-waterline-compliance-dilemma) [February 15, 2018](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/case-study-one-dr.s-dental-waterline-compliance-dilemma) by [Kelley Birschbach](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/author/kelley-birschbach) [0](https://blog.proedgedental.com/blog/case-study-one-dr.s-dental-waterline-compliance-dilemma#comments-listing) When was the last time you had to solve a technical problem you knew absolutely nothing about? We’ve all been there. 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