title: Strategies for dental clinic infection control.
abstract: The application of proper infection control procedures helps to protect practitioners, patients and the community. The goal is to minimize the spread of potentially pathogenic micro-organisms and to remove and/or kill organisms that have contaminated objects and surfaces. Dental practitioners are aided in this process by the generation of rules, guidelines and recommendations by regulatory agencies and professional organizations. Ideally, each office/clinic would generate and maintain a written set of infection control procedures.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Palenik
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003740:Dental Clinics; D003748:Dental Equipment / Q000382:microbiology; D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000382:microbiology; D018057:Dental Waste; D004203:Disinfection; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D004867:Equipment Design; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D013242:Sterilization; D016635:Universal Precautions
chemical_list: D018057:Dental Waste; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal