Infection control and contaminated waste disposal practices in Southern Sydney Area Health Service Dental Clinics

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-202

  Cannata, Santo ^a,d   Bek, Mark ^b   Baker, Pamela ^c   Fett, Michael ^c  

^a Southern Sydney Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^b Central Sydney Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^c Ctrl/S Sydney Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^d S Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contaminated waste; Dentists; Infection control; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; HAND WASHING; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SYRINGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL WASTE; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HANDWASHING; HEPATITIS B; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NEEDLES; NEW SOUTH WALES; STERILIZATION; SYRINGES;

EID: 0031156040     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1997.tb00122.x     Document Type: Article

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