title: Practical infection control in dental laboratories.
abstract: Regardless of the dental laboratory infection control methods that are used, excellent communication and cooperation between laboratory staff members and clients must be maintained. The safety of patients is assured only through confidence that dentists and dental technicians use the proper procedures correctly. Whenever a question exists about possible contamination of an item that is brought into the laboratory, the item should be treated as contaminated until processed by prescribed methods.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Area Dental Laboratory, Fort Gordon, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Plummer
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wakefield
mesh_terms: D001207:Asepsis / Q000379:methods; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019551:Dental Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003748:Dental Equipment / Q000382:microbiology; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003800:Dental Technicians; D018057:Dental Waste; D003815:Dentists; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007754:Laboratories, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D061214:Patient Safety; D011481:Protective Clothing; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation; D016635:Universal Precautions / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019551:Dental Disinfectants; D003764:Dental Materials; D018057:Dental Waste; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal