ArticleBiology2020
Water Contamination Risks at the Dental Clinic.
Article in Biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Oral Healthcare: A Growing Concern in Dentistry.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Periodic detection and disinfection maintenance of dental unit waterlines in dental simulation head model laboratories.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The effect of different types of water sources on dental unit waterline contamination: A systematic review and meta analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Comparing the Effects of Two Culture Methods to Determine the Total Heterotrophic Bacterial Colony Count in Hospital Purified Water.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Article
- Pyrosequencing analysis of bacterial community changes in dental unit waterlines after chlorogenic acid treatment.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Article
- First water safety plan approach applied to a Dental Clinic complex: identification of new risk factors associated withJournal of oral microbiology · 2023Review
- Dental unit water content and antibiotic resistance ofJournal of oral microbiology · 2022Article
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- An Eventual Sars-CoV-2 Infection Prevention Protocol in the Medical Setting and Dental Office.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Nanocellulosics: Benign, Sustainable, and Ubiquitous Biomaterials for Water Remediation.ACS omega · 2021Review
- Microbial Contamination of Dental Unit Waterlines and Potential Risk of Infection: A Narrative Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Telephone Triage before Attending Medical Office: Problem or Opportunity?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Dental clinics, furnished with an array of specialized equipment, are commonplace, particularly in industrialized countries. Minimizing the risk of infection at the dental practice requires the formulation and implementation of strict protocols. These protocols must address the real risk posed by water contamination, particularly given that water is both integral to the function of some dental equipment, and is typically administered directly to the patient. The water in the dental clinic may be of local origin or from a water main, this can be problematic since the clinician often has little assurance regarding the quality of water reaching the dental chair. Though most modern dental equipment includes self-sterilization protocols, care must be taken that water does not stagnate anywhere in the dental equipment or clinic. The management of water quality at the dental clinic is an important part of respecting the protocols needed to manage the risk of patient infections.
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