A method for surveying instrument decontamination procedures in general dental practice

British Dental Journal

Volumn 202, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Smith, A J ^a   Hurrell, D ^b   Bagg, J ^c   McHugh, S ^a   Mathewson, H ^c   Henry, M ^d  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b HealthCare Science Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Clinical Microbiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECONTAMINATION; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; OBSERVATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 34248356022     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bdj.2007.125     Document Type: Article

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