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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Study on the Importance of Hygienic Hand Disinfection of Dental Practitioners and Students as an Infection Control Measure in Dental Practice.

Veselina Kondeva, Velina Stoeva, Yordan Kalchev, Rumyana Stoyanova

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Veselina KondevaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Velina StoevaDepartment of Epidemiology and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-6239-4418
Yordan KalchevDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-8062-6799
Rumyana StoyanovaDepartment of Health Management and Health Economics, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-5160-6323

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hands of dental students and practitioners are a key epidemiological factor in the transmission of infections associated with dental care. Strict adherence to the established hand hygiene protocols, combined with regular training and monitoring the quality of the performed hygienic hand disinfection, is crucial for ensuring safe dental practice.

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dental practicedentistryhand antisepsishealthcare associated infectionsprevention of infections

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PMID41750502
PMCPMC12937468

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