Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care

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This document is a summary guide of basic infection prevention recommendations for all dental health care settings. These include traditional settings such as private dental practices, dental clinics, dental schools and educational programs (including dental assisting, dental hygiene, and laboratory) and nontraditional settings that often use portable dental equipment such as clinics held in schools for sealant and fluoride placement and in other sites for humanitarian dental missions.

Contents

  • Administrative Measures and Infection Prevention Education Training
  • Dental Health Care Personnel Safety and Program Evaluation
  • Standard Precautions
  • Dental Unit Water Quality
  • Risk Assessment, Conclusions, and Source Documents
  • Appendix A: Infection Prevention Checklist
  • Appendix B: Relevant Recommendations Published by CDC since 2003
  • Appendix C: Selected References and Additional Resources by Topic Area

Adapted from: Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care (CDC).

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