Question

28. What objects or features of a dental hygiene treatment room are important to consider when discussing infection control measures?

Answer 1

Ans)Precautions should be taken to prevent spread of infection to the patient in the dental room. Precaution is of utmost importance. Center for disease control and prevention has passed some rules and precautions that should be taken in the dental room. Doctors plays a important role in prevention of infection. Before examination of the patient all the instruments and other room surfaces are cleaned throughly and decontaminated. They also change the covers of the instruments after attending each patient to reduce the spread of infection.

The tools used to treat the patient are sterilized in an incubator to kill maximum of the bacteria. Some tools like disposable are thrown away after one use and same tools are not used again on another patient. The staff of the hospital also should be very cautious and should be clean and wear gloves,apron, head cover etc. After attending the patient the doctor must wash their hands and wear new gloves and attend new patient