title: Hand care and waterlines: update for the dental profession.
abstract: Two areas of the newly published CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings-2003, hand hygiene and strategies for dental unit waterlines, are discussed in the context of a general strategy by which the oral healthcare provider can improve infection control in the patient care setting.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, USA. rm36@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Ronnie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D019551:Dental Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003748:Dental Equipment / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States; D014871:Water Microbiology; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D019551:Dental Disinfectants