SynthesisInternational dental journal2014
Compliance with infection prevention and control in oral health-care facilities: a global perspective.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Compliance and determinants of infection prevention and control practices among sanitary workers in public hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
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- Compliance among Registered Nurses and Doctors in Critical Care Units: Challenges Affecting Their Adherence to Standard Precautions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Assessing the Compliance of Dental Clinicians towards Regulatory Infection Control Guidelines Using a Newly Developed Survey Tool: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study in India.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on knowledge, attitude, and infection control behaviors among dentists.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Infection Control Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Students of Public Dental Schools in Egypt.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Sterility maintenance of reused disposable paper/plastic sterilization pouches in actual clinical practice.Heliyon · 2020Article
- Innovation by Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing Technology: A Look at Infection Prevention in Dental Settings.BioMed research international · 2019Review
- Infection Control Measures in Private Dental Clinics in Lebanon.International journal of dentistry · 2017Article
- Compliance with infection control standard precautions guidelines: a survey among dental healthcare workers in Hail Region, Saudi Arabia.Journal of infection prevention · 2016Article
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- Rate of Compliance with Infection Control Practices while Taking Dental Radiographs in a Dental Health Care Center, Saudi Arabia.Contemporary clinical dentistryArticle
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Abstract
Many publications are available on the topic of compliance with infection prevention and control in oral health-care facilities all over the world. The approaches of developing and developed countries show wide variation, but the principles of infection prevention and control are the same globally. This study is a systematic review and global perspective of the available literature on infection prevention and control in oral health-care facilities. Nine focus areas on compliance with infection-control measures were investigated: knowledge of infectious occupational hazards; personal hygiene and care of hands; correct application of personal protective equipment; use of environmental barriers and disposable items; sterilisation (recirculation) of instruments and handpieces; disinfection (surfaces) and housekeeping; management of waste disposal; quality control of dental unit waterlines, biofilms and water; and some special considerations. Various international studies from developed countries have reported highly scientific evidence-based information. In developed countries, the resources for infection prevention and control are freely available, which is not the case in developing countries. The studies in developing countries also indicate serious shortcomings with regard to infection prevention and control knowledge and education in oral health-care facilities. This review highlights the fact that availability of resources will always be a challenge, but more so in developing countries. This presents unique challenges and the opportunity for innovative thinking to promote infection prevention and control.
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