Did You Know? | Preventing infections in dental care

Did You Know? | Preventing infections in dental care

• Preventing infections during dental treatment requires dental healthcare professionals to follow specific guidelines and recommendations [PDF-766KB].
• A new CDC study [PDF-260KB] found that failure to follow recommended precautions, such as improper equipment sterilization and unsafe injection practices, likely led to infections in dental settings
• Dental healthcare professionals can use CDC’s infection prevention practices summary and checklist [PDF-825KB] to review and ensure adherence to basic infection prevention principles.