​Hand Hygiene for the Dental Team

For dental professionals, effective hand hygiene is critical for reducing the risk of transmitting organisms. Clean hands protect you and your patients.
Hand hygiene is a general term that applies to:
routine hand washing with water and plain soap and water
​washing with water and an antimicrobial soap

• cleaning hands with an antiseptic alcohol-based hand rub
• surgical antisepsis

In keeping with infection control procedures in the dental office, remove all jewelry, including watches. Keep fingernail tips trimmed to about one quarter inch, and they should be neatly filed with no sharp edges.

                            
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