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Infection Control, Dental
Dental update (38)5 2011
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Practice success is defined across the four'dimensions' of oral health, patient satisfaction, job satisfaction and financial profit. It is suggested that the'secret' of success in dental practice is to make patient (customer) satisfaction the primary focus. Not a very earth shattering or surprising '...
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PMID: 21834317
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Good training is vital for the safe and effective integration of a new team member. This training will be made easier if a deliberate, structured approach is taken, which takes due account of the need to safeguard their health, safety and welfare, from the moment they start.
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PMID: 21661639
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Military Medicine (175)11 2010
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The authors conducted a study to determine the validity of two commercially available in-office dental unit waterline test kits compared to the gold standard, R2A agar. Samples were collected from the air/water syringes of dental units and cultured on HPC Samplers, Petrifilm AC Plates, and R2A agar...
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PMID: 21121503
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Dental update (37)8 2010
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The purpose of this project was to evaluate e-learning versus classroom instruction in infection control by comparing outcomes of multiple-choice examination scores and clinical competency-based examinations (CBE) between two groups of first-year dental hygiene students (fall 2008 e-learning: n=26;...
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PMID: 20516303
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In a country where the prevalence of infectious diseases ranks among the highest in the world, infection control in health care facilities should not be debatable. This unfortunately does not seem to be the case in South African oral health care facilities. This study is a systematic review of avail...
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PMID: 20684444
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British Dental Journal (208)7 2010
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The washer-disinfector is the most effective method of cleaning photographic retractors, but no method was found to be 100% successful at removing amylase and albumin....
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PMID: 20357820
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Texas dental journal (127)4 2010
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Twenty-eight test plates (56%) exhibited growth of bacterial colonies on blood agar. Seventeen of those bacterial colonies were selected for growth on M-S agar, and 13 (76.47%) showed growth, 69% of them gram positive. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate reinforcing standard precautions of infection co...
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PMID: 20060337
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SADJ : journal of the South African Dental Association = tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Tandheelkundige Vereniging (65)2 2010
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Sterilization is the best method to counter the threats of microorganisms. The purpose of sterilization in the field of health care is to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. In dentistry, it primarily relates to processing reusable instruments to prevent cross-infection. The aim of this study...
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PMID: 20215664
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To demonstrate the clinical feasibility of autoclaving certain silicone impression materials in order to avoid potential cross-contamination during handling, transport, and subsequent processing.
Semicritical devices are recommended to be treated at least with high-level disinfectants or actually st...
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PMID: 20953566
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Texas dental journal (127)1 2010
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Recommendations and mandatory guidelines for preventing and managing needlestick incidents and other accidental exposures to bloodborne pathogens in healthcare facilities have been published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Centers for Disease Contr...
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PMID: 20162939
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We noticed that the dental structures were facing a deficit of materials and products of extraction. Face to the outbreak of serious illnesses as infections of HIV and Hepatitis B, the practitioner and his team must be sensitized and trained to struggle against the transmissible infections and to ca...
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PMID: 20614696
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AP is advisable only in a small percentage of patients where a risk of severe infective complications (i.e. infective endocarditis and prosthetic joint infection, septicaemia in severely immuno-compromised patients, bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw) exists. On the contrary, little or...
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PMID: 19998660
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Knowledge and practice of dental IC&S was high among the USA respondents. Immunisation and IC & S should be stressed in Asia. Information obtained through this study could be used to plan and implement policies in improving dental infection control and occupational safety in individual countries....
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PMID: 19998661
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SADJ : journal of the South African Dental Association = tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Tandheelkundige Vereniging (64)9 2009
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The risk of transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in oral healthcare facilities is probably low, but the consequences if it occurs, are grave. The greatest risk of exposure to Mtb transmission is associated with treating dental patients from communities with a high prevalence of tuberculo...
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PMID: 20411836
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The particular nature of dental work, in which aerosols of blood and saliva may be produced by rotating instruments, engenders a risk of infection. Application of the various preventive measures available can significantly reduce microbial contamination and the risk of occupational infection and cro...
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PMID: 20411652
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There are many reasons why someone chooses to become a dentist: a family member was in the profession, they have a proclivity for the sciences of health care, or they like the autonomy of having their own practice. Mark Gonthier, assistant dean for admissions of Tufts University School of Dental Med...
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PMID: 19810642
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Our study assessed the factors that influence the resistance of blood residues on dental surgical instruments to washer-disinfector-based cleaning procedures in a clinical setting. The use of 2 additional cleaning methods-presoaking and scrubbing by hand-and the use of newer and/or less structurally...
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PMID: 19496648
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Antimicrobial efficacy of three spray disinfectants--0.525 percent sodium hypochlorite (bleach), deconex and Sanosil--was evaluated on contaminated alginate disks. Disks were sprayed eight to 10 times after rinsing in water for 15 seconds. The samples were then placed into plastic bags containing a...
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PMID: 19653403
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We recommend that dental hygiene programs explore curriculum enhancements to improve students' comprehension of what constitutes fraud and other ethical transgressions and the proper reporting mechanisms....
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PMID: 19289724
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Of the plates, 42.2% were uncontaminated, 57.8% yielded bacterial colonies, and 15.6% of those colonies demonstrated hemolytic growth. The hemolytic growth included combined alpha and beta hemolysis and beta only hemolysis. Six colonies were gram-positive rods and 7 were gram-positive cocci. CONCLUS...
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PMID: 18656390
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The dentist considering adopting digital radiological technology should consider more than the type of detector with which to capture the image. He/she should also consider the mode of display, image enhancement, radiation dose reduction, how the image can be stored long term, and infection control....
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PMID: 19301520
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The President and Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Dentistry describe how the Bebeau course in ethics, for dentists referred because of ethical lapses, is used as part of the disciplinary process in the state. It is understood that breaches of ethical standards are a complex phenomenon,...
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PMID: 20415133
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Improved compliance with recommended infection control procedures is required for all dentists evaluated in the present survey. Continuing education programs and short-time courses about cross-infection and infection control procedures are suitable to improve the knowledge of dentists....
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PMID: 20027427
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Brazilian Dental Journal (20)3 2009
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The study compared the attitudes and behavior of 4th-year dental students regarding infection control rules in 1995 and 2005. Self-administrated questionnaires were applied to 592 students at 5 different dental schools in 1995 (n=350) and in 2005 (n=242). The chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were...
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PMID: 19784468
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The specific structure of dental units favours the presence of biofilm and microbial contamination of the dental unit waterlines (DUWL) water. The ability of bacteria to colonize surfaces and to form biofilm in water supply tubes, including DUWL, is a common phenomenon, which has been well documente...
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PMID: 19061251
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The K material showed a significant increase (P = .0010) in flexural strength following 5 minutes of disinfection compared to control specimens. The flexural strength mean values of materials T, U, and N were not significantly affected (P > .05) by disinfection. Compared to the control group, the K...
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PMID: 19093060
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Leukemia & Lymphoma (49)11 2008
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We retrospectively analysed the data of 178 patients with MM to evaluate if antibiotic prophylaxis before dental procedures may prevent ONJ. A correlation between dental procedures, antibiotic prophylaxis, incidence of ONJ and relevant clinical features was performed. Overall nine out of 178 patient...
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PMID: 19021059
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and CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Standard infection control precautions should be enforced strictly in all ambulatory care settings, including dental offices, to prevent facility-based transmission of MRSA and other infectious agents....
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PMID: 18832268
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Current Microbiology (57)4 2008
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In past years, the significance of microbial resistance to biocides has increased. Twenty biocide-resistant bacterial strains were isolated from dental-unit water line biofilm. All strains resisted high biocide concentrations (up to 100 microg ml(-1)): sodium dodecyl sulphate, hydrogen peroxide, sod...
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PMID: 18661180
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The majority of dental practitioners were found to be in compliance with most of the recommended infection control regulations. In this study the overall compliance with infection control procedures was 61.17% among dentists in Jordan. Further education may be appropriate in taking a medical history...
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PMID: 19009988
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Risk perception is an initial step in developing procedures to minimise occupational risks and occupation specific risk management approaches should be performed....
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PMID: 18783112
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Educational efforts are needed to enhance IC teaching and compliance. Diverse educational resources and international networks for research collaboration are available from organisations specialised in IC, hopefully paving the way to harmonising regional standards....
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PMID: 18783110
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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 m...
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PMID: 18501738
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Office-based surgery has become a vital component of the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgeons and periodontists. It has enabled these specialties to provide needed service to patients in an outpatient setting, including the option of intravenous sedation. It is the stance of this article to p...
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PMID: 18501740
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This article outlines Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines for maintaining a safe dental practice workplace and covers requirements, such as education and protection for dental health care personnel. OSHA regulations aim to reduce exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Environ...
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PMID: 18501741
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This review explores our current understanding of the risks of (variant) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease transmission via dental practice, and whether they merit the rigorous enforcement of improved standards of instrument cleaning and decontamination. The recognition of prions as novel infectious agents...
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PMID: 18502958
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The results of the study suggest that significant number of dental professionals in Nigeria reported attitudes and behaviour towards HIV patients which are discriminatory. CONCLUSION: Further efforts should be made to promote accessibility of discrimination-free quality oral and dental care to this...
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PMID: 19007095
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British Dental Journal (204)10 2008
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Endodontic files cannot be totally cleaned using a washer disinfector alone. The instrument holding mechanism within the machine has a significant effect on the cleanliness of the files after one intensive cleaning cycle....
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PMID: 18493255
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Minerva stomatologica (57)5 2008
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Despite medical care improves consistently, the rate of preterm birth has risen in recent years. In Italy the rate of preterm birth between the XXXIII and the XXXVI week is 13.5%, while it amounts to 1.3% for preterm birth between XXIV and the XXXII week. Consequently, the identification of risk fac...
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PMID: 18496486
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Journal of Dentistry (36)5 2008
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Most of the students rated the teaching they received on cross-infection precautions, sterilization practice and procedure, as adequate. More than a quarter (28.5%) of the students rated the teaching they received on virology and recognition of blood-borne virus risk group to be less than adequate....
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PMID: 18336987
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British Dental Journal (204)8 2008
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Manufacturers of medical devices are legally required to supply the user with validated instructions to enable effective decontamination of these devices. The information must be in a format as specified in BS EN ISO 17664 (2004). The information obtained in this survey demonstrated that the manufac...
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PMID: 18425073
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The use in bead sterilizer has to be limited only for sterilization of intra-appointment purpose. However, it seems that the common method of using bead sterilizer for sterilization time of few seconds is not effective. In order to eliminate spore-forming bacteria, like B. cereus, by bead sterilizer...
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PMID: 18780544
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This study was aimed at assessing the efficacy of the use of the Pasteur oven as sterilization equipment in dental offices through biological monitoring. For this assessment were taken into account how adequately the material is loaded into the equipment; time/temperature used; and preventive mainte...
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PMID: 18450161
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Currently, any dentist in the UK who is HIV-seropositive must stop treating patients. This is despite the fact that hepatitis B-infected dentists with a low viral load can continue to practise, and the fact that HIV is 100 times less infectious than hepatitis B. Dentists are obliged to treat HIV-pos...
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PMID: 18316460
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Prions are normal proteins present in all mammals, especially in the central nervous system (CNS) and lymphoreticular tissue. Their transformation into a highly infectious molecule gives rise to a group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), which cause vacuolar degen...
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PMID: 18280965
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