Surface contamination in the dental operatory: A comparison over two decades

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Williams, Henry N ^a   Singh, Ruby ^a,b   Romberg, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Center for Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTISTRY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ORTHODONTICS; DENTAL FACILITY; EQUIPMENT; FURNITURE; MICROBIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL OFFICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0037943857     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0161     Document Type: Article

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