Homework: Infection Control In Dentistry

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Homework: Infection Control In Dentistry

Infection control is a number of recommended safety measures that dentists put into practice to protect their patients and staff in the office.

Rigorous infection control routine is essential to prevent the spread of infectious disease.

Many dental procedures necessitate direct contact with blood and blood contaminated saliva.

To properly control infection in dental practice, the dental instruments and materials have to be either carefully sterilized or disposable.

Progress in equipments and supplies has allowed practices to establish safer processes at the same time as ensuring efficiency.

The dental healthcare professional must ensure that all instruments are cleaned prior to sterilization.

The dental healthcare professional must ensure that instrument cleaning is done in a safe way to avoid injury and penetration wounds.

Infection control programs include; preparing the examination and or treatment rooms in a disinfected condition prior to patient’s entry.

Infection control programs include maintaining sterile field in handling dental equipment and supplies during procedures.

Infection control programs include cleaning and sterilization of reusable dental instruments and devices.

Infection control programs include proper disposal of single use objects in dental practice.

Infection control regimen is to eliminate the transmission of infection among patients and dental workers without jeopardizing productivity.

A cleaning and sterilization process must meets The American Dental Association (ADA) and Center for Diseases Control (CDC) guidelines.

Taking a health history of a new patient prior to entering the examination room is of utmost importance to prepare the room accordingly.

All patients must be treated as possibly infectious using the concept of Universal precautions.

Some offices cover fixed heavy radiographic equipments with disposable protective covers, which are replaced in between patient’s care.

For each patient, new clean disposable saliva ejector, suction tubes and disposable air and water syringes tips are placed on the unit.

For each patient, new sterile handpiece and burrs are placed on the unit.

All health care workers should use appropriate barrier precautions to prevent skin and mucous membrane exposure.

During contact with any patient's blood or body fluids universal precautions must be followed.

Using gloves, gowns, masks, and protective eyeglasses is a part of the universal precautions regimen.

The dental staff should maintain the universal precautionary measures and not to break the barrier technique during the procedures.

Common infection control approach should further reduce the small risk for salivary transmission of HIV.

Prevention of penetrating injury by contaminated instrument to the dental staff is considered an important mean of infection control.

To prevent needle stick injuries, needles should not be manually handled or manipulated.

Subsequent to their usage, disposable sharp objects should be placed in puncture-resistant biohazard containers for disposal.

Using a proper method of transporting instruments is a part of infection control procedure.

Using an appropriate cleaning technique by hand rubbing the used instruments is a part of infection control procedure.

Using locked cassette system and or instruments washers is an alternative method in infection control procedure.

It is mandatory to use an effective sterilization method to sterilize dental instruments.

Contaminated sharp instruments should be handled carefully to prevent percutaneous injury.

Contaminated sharp instruments should be placed in a suitable container at the area of use to avoid percutaneous injuries during transport.

The person handling the instruments through removal, cleaning, packaging and sterilization needs to use heavy-duty gloves.

The use of heavy duty gloves helps to prevent injury with sharp contaminated instruments.

Instruments’ cleaning is usually done by hand scrubbing one instrument at a time holding it low in a large sink using hot water and soap.

Mechanical methods of instrument cleaning rather than hand scrubbing minimize handling of instruments and the risk of puncture injury.

Prior to sterilization, instruments and cassettes are placed in single use packages such as wrap, paper pouches, plastic pouches.

The best advice is to follow the manufacturer’s instructions for each brand of sterilizer as they are medical devices.

The dental worker should follow the manufacturer’s recommendations concerning sterilization time, temperature and pressure.

Biological monitors are the most dependable method to confirm that proper sterilization of instruments.