An audit improves the quality of water within the dental unit water lines of general dental practices across the East of England

British Dental Journal

Volumn 209, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Chate, R A C ^a  

^a ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; EDETIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; NAPROXEN; SUPEROXIDIZED WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPEAN UNION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CLINICAL AUDIT; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EDETIC ACID; ENGLAND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPEAN UNION; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77957995923     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.885     Document Type: Article

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