Rings and watches: Should they be removed prior to operative dental procedures?

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 65-69

  Field, E A ^a   McGowan, P ^a   Pearce, P K ^a   Martin, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Operative procedures; Watches

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIST; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; FINGER; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCOCCUS; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL GLOVE; WRIST;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL STAFF; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; DENTISTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FINGERS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MICROCOCCUS; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; WRIST;

EID: 0029686735     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-5712(95)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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