Safety standards and infection control for dental assistants /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Ellen Dietz, Raula Badavinac.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Albany, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Delmar,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxi, 314 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-285) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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.