title: Cross-infection control: attitudes of patients toward the wearing of gloves and masks by dentists in the United Kingdom in 1987.
abstract: Dental patients in the United Kingdom were surveyed in February 1987 with respect to their views on whether dentists should wear gloves and/or masks. Most patients believed that gloves should be worn and few saw no need for either. Patients receiving care in a dental hospital were more enthusiastic than those seen in general practice in the belief that dentists should wear gloves and/or a mask.
authors.affiliation: University of Bristol Dental Hospital and School, England.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Levers
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003815:Dentists; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D011897:Random Allocation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom