Biomaterial Database

Compliance with infection control procedures in a dental hospital clinic. 1992

C Scully, and S R Porter, and J Epstein

University Department of Oral Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Bristol Dental Hospital and School.

Dental hospital staff and students were observed during clinical work for their compliance with infection control procedures, as recommended by the British Dental Association. A total of 183 contacts between health care worker and patient were scrutinised during December 1990. Nearly all health care workers (96%) wore gloves to carry out dental treatment, but in some cases gloves were neither changed nor hands washed between patients. Only one half wore protective eyewear and about one third (38%) wore no mask. Some dental surgery assistants used heavy duty gloves and some even scrubbed dirty dental instruments without wearing any gloves. Strict audit is clearly needed in every clinical setting in order to ensure compliance with infection control.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008397	Masks	Devices that cover the nose and mouth to maintain aseptic conditions often for the prevention of the spread of infections (e.g. COVID19) or to administer inhaled anesthetics or other gases.	Mask
D003740	Dental Clinics	Facilities where dental care is provided to patients.	Clinics, Dental,Clinic, Dental,Dental Clinic
D005135	Eye Protective Devices	Personal devices for protection of the eyes from impact, flying objects, glare, liquids, or injurious radiation.	Goggles,Safety Glasses,Safety Lenses,Sun Glasses, Nonprescription,Device, Eye Protective,Devices, Eye Protective,Eye Protective Device,Glasses, Nonprescription Sun,Glasses, Safety,Lenses, Safety,Nonprescription Sun Glasses,Protective Device, Eye,Protective Devices, Eye
D005932	Gloves, Surgical	Gloves, usually rubber, worn by surgeons, examining physicians, dentists, and other health personnel for the mutual protection of personnel and patient.	Surgical Gloves,Glove, Surgical,Surgical Glove
D006113	United Kingdom	Country in northwestern Europe including Great Britain and the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, located between the North Sea and north Atlantic Ocean. The capital is London.	Great Britain,Isle of Man
D006235	Hand Disinfection	The act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of destroying infectious microorganisms.	Disinfection, Hand,Handwashing,Hand Sanitization,Hand Washing,Scrubbing, Surgical,Surgical Scrubbing,Hand Washings,Sanitization, Hand,Washing, Hand,Washings, Hand
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001291	Attitude of Health Personnel	Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.	Staff Attitude,Attitude, Staff,Attitudes, Staff,Health Personnel Attitude,Health Personnel Attitudes,Staff Attitudes
D017053	Infection Control	Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.	Control, Infection

Related Publications

C Scully, and S R Porter, and J Epstein

Compliance with infection control practices in an university hospital dental clinic.

January 2014, GMS hygiene and infection control,

C Scully, and S R Porter, and J Epstein

Dental students' knowledge and compliance in cross infection control procedures at a UK dental hospital.

March 1997, Oral diseases,

C Scully, and S R Porter, and J Epstein

Infection control in the hospital dental clinic.

January 1982, Infection control & urological care,

C Scully, and S R Porter, and J Epstein

Compliance with infection control procedures among California orthodontists.

July 1992, American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics,

C Scully, and S R Porter, and J Epstein

Compliance with infection-control procedures among Illinois orthodontists.

June 1998, American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics,

C Scully, and S R Porter, and J Epstein

A pilot survey on compliance with recommended infection control procedures in ninety dental practices in New Zealand.

August 1995, International dental journal,

C Scully, and S R Porter, and J Epstein

Determinants of healthcare workers' compliance with infection control procedures.

January 2007, Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.),

C Scully, and S R Porter, and J Epstein

Compliance with handwashing in a teaching hospital. Infection Control Program.

January 1999, Annals of internal medicine,

C Scully, and S R Porter, and J Epstein

Infection control in dental laboratory procedures.

October 1985, CDA journal,