3. 4) Gowns (Protective clothing)
- Laboratory coats, jackets, and uniforms
should be worn to protect us from blood or
other body fluids.
- Sleeves should be long enough to protect
forearms
- protective clothing should be removed
when personnel leaves the facility
- Garments can be disposable or be handled
by a contract laundry office
4. 1) Gloves
OSHA(Occupational Safety and Health
Administration) says ….
- Minor trauma, cut, abrasion on hands
visual inspection can not detect
- A variety of viral and bacterial organisms
in a patient’s mouth can be transmitted
- herpetic whitlow, bodily fluid, blood
- treating patients, cleaning instruments
5. What should we do then?
- change gloves for each patient
- don’t use gloves for a long period of
time ( they can be worn and punctured)
- Washing hands before gloving and after
removing gloves
- washing hands with gloves on doesn’t
work
6. 2) Masks
-when treating patients, blood, saliva, and
other debris are atomized and expelled
from mouths
- Such dental aerosls containing
microorganisms can stay in the air for a
long period of time
## Masks covering mouth and nose can
effectively reduce inhalation of infectious
aerosol particles
7. Masks should ensure…
1) does not come into contact with the
nostrils or lips
2) has a high bacterial filtration efficiency
rate
3) fist snuggly around the entire periphery
of the mask
4) does not cause fogging of eyewear
5) is to put on and remove
6) is made of a fabric that doesn’t irritate
skin or allergic reactions
8. 3) Protective Eyewear
- During dental procedures, large particles of
debris and saliva containing bacteria and
viruses can be ejected from patient’s
mouths
- Protective eyewear can prevent both
physical injury and infection from
aerosolized oral microbes.
- Protective eyewear should ha side shields
and be large enough to cover and protect
eyes from particles.
