title: A clinical method to determine the effectiveness of dental handpiece sterilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Oklahoma College of Public Health, Oklahoma City 73104, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Goodman
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D003754:Dental High-Speed Equipment / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014871:Water Microbiology