Dental Laboratories: Neglected Importance of Infection Control

Infection control procedures in commercial dental laboratories in Jordan.

The risk of cross-infection in dental clinics and laboratories has attracted the attention of practitioners for the past few years, yet several medical centers have discarded compliance with infection control guidelines, resulting in a non-safe environment for research and medical care. In Jordan, there is lack of known standard infection control programs that are conducted by the Jordanian Den...

Neglected tropical diseases: infection, modeling, and control.

We survey the current state of a group of parasitic and microbial diseases called the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). These diseases currently infect a billion people, primarily in socioeconomically depressed areas of the world, are a leading cause of worldwide disability, and are responsible for approximately 534,000 deaths per year. We focus on several subcategories: protozoans, helminthe...

Infection control practices of general dental practitioners.

4 " 6 sodium hypochlorite, 4 and iodophor disinfectants. 16 In only one of these studies was a hydrogen peroxide compound tested. Saurina et al 4 tested 3% hydrogen peroxide against eight vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus fae-cium using a standard quantitative suspension test and found that insufficient kill occurred at the 3-and 10-minute test times. We too have tested not only E faecium (vanc...

The importance of infection and contamination control.

Infection control among dental therapists in Zimbabwe.

OBJECTIVES To assess the general infection control practices with special reference to the prevention of transmission of HIV/AIDS infection among dental therapists in Zimbabwe. SETTING Dental therapists practising in Zimbabwe Government Oral Health Clinics. METHODS A descriptive cross sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire. Questions dealt with infection control practices i...

Infection control in the dental office.

The risk of infectious disease transmission is an inherent part of dental practice. Fortunately, such risks can be greatly reduced through modern infection control practices. Such practices include the use of various measures, including administrative, engineering, and work practice controls. Such measures should be codified in an office infection control plan, which should form the basis for t...