author = {Krishnan, Sindhuja. and Pandian, Saravana.}, title = {{Dental office design and waste care management in infection control}}, journal ={International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation}, volume ={1}, number ={1}, pages = {37-41}, year = {2016}, abstract ={Infection control is the most vital and fundamental aspect of health-care practice pertaining to the faculties of medicine, surgery, or dentistry. The nature of dental procedures involves occupational exposure to blood and saliva that might carry these microorganisms. Dental health-care professionals and dental patients are, therefore, at a high risk for developing infectious diseases. This article emphasizes the importance of infection control in a dental office. It describes the protocol to be followed in a dental clinic setup. Steps in health care waste management have also been discussed. It is extremely important for a dentist to follow a protocol to facilitate cross-infection control in the office and to prevent cross-contamination between the patients, dentists, assistants, and ancillary staff. Personal protection, decontamination/sterilization of instruments and materials, and formulation of an infection control policy have been discussed.}, URL ={https://www.ijpedor.org/article.asp?issn=2468-8932;year=2016;volume=1;issue=1;spage=37;epage=41;aulast=Krishnan;t=6}, eprint ={https://www.ijpedor.org/article.asp?issn=2468-8932;year=2016;volume=1;issue=1;spage=37;epage=41;aulast=Krishnan;t=6} }