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#135 Cross-Contamination via the CrossHands of Dental Workers
Manage episode 386512927 series 2929381
Have you ever thought about the non-patient care items you may touch during a procedure or even the possibility of contaminating yourself when removing contaminated PPE? You may unknowingly be spreading contamination throughout the office. Check out this episode for key reminders, tip, and resources for the entire team.
Resources:
- CDC Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings - 2008, updated 2019 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5116.pdf
- CDC Poster on Donning/Doffing PPE: https://www.cdc.gov/hai/pdfs/ppe/ppe-sequence.pdf
- Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-care Settings—2003 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5217.pdf
- If Saliva Were Red Video https://www.osap.org/if-saliva-were-red
171 episodes
Manage episode 386512927 series 2929381
Have you ever thought about the non-patient care items you may touch during a procedure or even the possibility of contaminating yourself when removing contaminated PPE? You may unknowingly be spreading contamination throughout the office. Check out this episode for key reminders, tip, and resources for the entire team.
Resources:
- CDC Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings - 2008, updated 2019 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5116.pdf
- CDC Poster on Donning/Doffing PPE: https://www.cdc.gov/hai/pdfs/ppe/ppe-sequence.pdf
- Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-care Settings—2003 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5217.pdf
- If Saliva Were Red Video https://www.osap.org/if-saliva-were-red
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