International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2016  |  Volume : 1  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 37--41

Dental office design and waste care management in infection control


Sindhuja Krishnan1, Saravana Pandian2 
1 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Madha Dental College, Dr. MGR University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Correspondence Address:
Sindhuja Krishnan
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Madha Dental College, Dr. MGR University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India

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.


How to cite this article:
Krishnan S, Pandian S. Dental office design and waste care management in infection control.Int J Pedod Rehabil 2016;1:37-41


How to cite this URL:
Krishnan S, Pandian S. Dental office design and waste care management in infection control. Int J Pedod Rehabil [serial online] 2016 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];1:37-41
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