Effectiveness of Gloves and Infection Control in Dentistry: Student and Provider Perspectives

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 571-580

  Kanjirath, Preetha P ^a   Coplen, Amy E ^a   Chapman, Jody C ^a   Peters, Mathilde C ^a   Inglehart, Marita Rohr ^a   Habil, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dental hygiene education; Dental hygiene students; Dental students; Gloves; Health care practices; Infection control; Infectious diseases; Professional behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTIST; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL GLOVE;

DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 66149107008     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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