title: Periodontics and the new CDC guidelines.
abstract: On December 19, 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings--2003. The publication was the first comprehensive dental infection control update since 1993. Although the guidelines are not directed toward a particular dental specialty, some recommendations may have a significant impact on the practice of periodontics because of the nature of the procedures that are considered routine to the specialty. This article deals with some of the issues addressed in the guidelines, highlighting topics of special interest to periodontists.
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Basquill
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Basquill
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003748:Dental Equipment; D018057:Dental Waste; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D007834:Lasers; D009067:Mouthwashes; D010517:Periodontics / Q000295:instrumentation; D011481:Protective Clothing; D013594:Syringes; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D018057:Dental Waste; D009067:Mouthwashes