Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-285) and index.
Contents:
Microbiology and disease prevention specific to dentistry -- Introduction to microbiology -- Disease prevention in the dental office -- Patient assessment -- Legal and ethical considerations of infection control -- National guidelines, recommendations, and regulations affecting dental practice -- Regulatory government agencies and national associations -- The dental office safety supervisor -- Infection control techniques in the dental office -- Personal safety and barrier protection -- Instrument recirculation -- Environmental surface and equipment asepsis -- Dental laboratory asepsis -- Infection control in dental radiography -- Environmental health and safety (hazard communication) in the dental office -- Hazard communication -- Waterline biofilms -- Occupational environmental hazards -- Office emergency procedures -- Office communications regarding infection control -- Marketing infection control.
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