title: [Nosocomial infections--study about the implementation level of preventive measures in the dental office].
abstract: Nosocomial infection occurs in the hospital and other medical offices and expresses any disease, that affects the patient due to hospital admission or the received care, the activity of the medical personnel, no matter that symptoms appear or not in the hospital or outside. In the performed study we proposed to investigate the implementation level of the measures of nosocomial infections prophylaxis in dental office. The study consisted in a transversal epidemiologic inquiry through a specific questionnaire applying in a sample of 50 patients treated for dental diseases in the dental office. The items refer to the implementation level of the prophylaxis measures in the dental office. The obtained results revealed a proper patients' addressing at dental office and some deficiencies of the personnel medical activity in dental office, such as : does not wear the surgery gloves and mask, does not use the salvo vacuum for patients protection. Also, we find out a deficient medical education referring to hygiene conditions in dental office. In conclusion, there are deficiencies of the prophylaxis measures in dental office.
authors.affiliation: Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Victor Babes Timişoara, Facultatea de Medicină.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petrescu
authors.forename: Melisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anţilă
authors.forename: Oana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Suciu
authors.forename: Delia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cheptănariu
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Olariu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003748:Dental Equipment; D003770:Dental Offices; D004203:Disinfection; D005260:Female; D017575:Gloves, Protective; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008397:Masks; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires