GUIDELINES ON INFECTION CONTROL FOR DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
Adapted from:
Guideline for Infection Control in Dental
Healthcare Settings 2003
MMWR December 19, 2003:52 (RR-17)
Compiled by:
Dr Rolando Jaime R Aldecoa
Philippine College of Oral Maxillo-Facial Surgeons
Contents
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- DEDICATION
- Rationale for an Infection Control Program
- Objectives
- Standard Precautions
- Information and Training
- Medical Evaluation and Immunization Programs
- Exposure Prevention and Post-exposure Management
- Medical Conditions, Work-related Illness and Work Restrictions
- Preventing Transmission of Blood-borne Pathogens
- Hepatitis B Virus
- Hepatitis C Virus
- Hepatitis D Virus
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Exposure Prevention Methods
- Post-exposure Management and Prophylaxis
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Sterilization and Disinfection of Patient-care Items
- Transporting and Processing Contaminated Critical and Semi-critical Patient-care Items
- Instrument Processing Area
- Receiving, Cleaning and Decontamination
- Preparation and Packaging
- Sterilization
- Storage of Sterilized Items and Clean Dental Supplies
- Environmental Infection Control
- Dental Radiology
- Aseptic Technique for Parenteral Medications
- Single-use Devices
- Preprocedural Mouth Rinses
- Oral Surgical Procedures
- Dental Laboratory
- Laser/Electrosurgery Plumes or Surgical Smoke
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Program Evaluation
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