1990 Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 59-65
We know that when patients need surgical treatment it is essential to make a blood test to know their blood types and the presence of contagious disease. But, in dental practice, patients are treated without a blood test and dentist is in direct contact with patients' saliva and or blood, so we are exposed to contamination of hepatitis, syphilis and many other germs. Contamination could be caused by using infected instruments too.
Certainly, sterilization and disinfection in a dental office can not be the same these of as hospitals, but we must find the way to protect our health and our patients' health during dental treatments.
A method of daily sterilization and disinfection of metalic instruments, plastic accesories, and non soaking equipments ; hygiene ; and cloth in a dental office are mentioned in this study.
