Cross infection control measures and the treatment of patients at risk of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease in UK general dental practice

Bagg, J.; Sweeney, Cathy; Roy, Kay; Sharp, T; Smith, Andrew

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4801104

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“…[43][44][45][46][47] For example, a regional questionnaire-based audit of infection control practices in 16 centres during waterbirths found wide variations in care of the pool, use of disinfectants, microbiological testing of the pool, provision of face and eye protection for staff, and surveillance of infection in mother and child. From the audit, recommendations were made that infection control policies for waterbirths should include instructions for pool maintenance and decontamination, prevention of legionella, universal precautions and use of personal protective equipment, hepatitis B vaccination for staff, and postnatal surveillance of babies for infection.…”

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Audit in infection control

Hay

2006

Journal of Hospital Infection

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Audit in infection control

Hay

2006

Journal of Hospital Infection

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“…6 These instruments are decontaminated and re-used routinely in UK dental practice. 7 In view of the ongoing debate over the presence of abnormal prion protein in tissues out with the central nervous system and lymphoid tissues, [8][9][10] this is a particular concern. The purpose of this study is to extend previous work by quantifying residual protein levels on endodontic files after use and reprocessing in general dental practice, and to determine whether these could be related to the cleaning method.…”

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Residual protein levels on reprocessed dental instruments

Smith¹,

Letters²,

Lange

et al. 2005

Journal of Hospital Infection

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“…However, the extent of compliance with recommended procedures in general practice and the effectiveness of the procedures is generally not known, although in some cases the lack of compliance has been demonstrated -studies by Bagg et al (2001 and2007) indicated that compliance with recommended practice in cleaning dental instruments was poor in a number of surgeries, indicating a need for better education of clinicians and nursing staff. The results from this study showed that before use, approximately 40 % of units were contaminated and after they had been used in the clinic approximately 64 % were contaminated.…”

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Microbial contamination of light curing units: a pilot study

Janoowalla¹,

Porter²,

Shortall³

et al. 2010

Journal of Infection Prevention

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Peer reviewed article isible light units (LCU) used in routine dentistry to cure light activated materials may become contaminated with oral micro-organisms. This pilot study was designed to investigate whether the fan, handle and base unit mains on/off button areas of three different designs of quartz tungsten halogen LCUs (3M Unitek 2500, Elipar Highlight, Demetron Optilux 401) were effectively disinfected after use in a dental teaching hospital. Over a period of seven days 52 LCUs were swabbed before clinics in the morning and 28 were swabbed again after clinics in the afternoon. Bacterial contamination was detected on approximately 40 % (20/52) of units before use and 64 % (18/28) after use: few viable organisms were detected on the fan or handle areas, but many were isolated from the mains button, including Staphylococus aureus . These fi ndings highlight the need for greater awareness of the potential risk of contamination of the base unit and compliance with recommendations to clean and disinfect all areas of the units. Figure 1. Use of a light curing unit in dental restoration. The whole length of the light guide may enter the patient's mouth, depending on the location of the treatment site. The model illustrated is an Elipar Highlight (as in Figure 2A ). The "concertina" style fan or "nose cone" containing the fan in other designs can brush against the corner of the patient's mouth and become contaminated directly by saliva in that manner Abstract V

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Cross infection control measures and the treatment of patients at risk of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease in UK general dental practice

Cited by 27 publications

References 18 publications

Audit in infection control

Audit in infection control

Residual protein levels on reprocessed dental instruments

Microbial contamination of light curing units: a pilot study

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