Strategies for Dental Clinic Infection Control

From Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2000 | Pages 7-15

Authors

Charles John Palenik

GC Infection Prevention Consultants, 5868 East 71st Street, E-117 Indianapolis, Indiana 46220, USA

Articles by Charles John Palenik

F.J. Trevor Burke

Editor

Articles by F.J. Trevor Burke

Chris H. Miller

PhD

Professor of Oral Microbiology and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Articles by Chris H. Miller

Abstract

The application of proper infection control procedures helps to protect practitioners, patients and the community. The goal is to minimize the spread of potentially pathogenic micro-organisms and to remove and/or kill organisms that have contaminated objects and surfaces. Dental practitioners are aided in this process by the generation of rules, guidelines and recommendations by regulatory agencies and professional organizations. Ideally, each office/clinic would generate and maintain a written set of infection control procedures.

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