Vol. 6 (10) pp. 402-408 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/7824

INFECTION CONTROL IN DENTAL PRACTICE: REVIEW LITETATURE.

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  • Private Practitioner, H.S.Dental Clinic, Dewas, M.P., India.
  • Postgraduate student, Dept. of Prosthodontics, Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India.
  • Private Practitioner, Chaubey Dental Clinic, Banglore, Karnataka, India.
  • Counsaltant, Supra Tech Micro Path Laboratory and Research Institute Pvt. Ltd., Indore, M.P., India.
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Cross infection control is an essential aspect of dental practice. Assuming that all patients are carrier of disease, strict infection control should be done using universal standard precaution.This can be achieved by wholesome efforts of whole dental team. The purpose of this study is to upgrade our knowledge and highlight the preventive protocol to be followed in dental clinic and laboratory.

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Ranjeet Dhonkal, B. D. S, Urvashi Rai, M. D. S, Divyashree Chaubey, B. D. S and Soma M. D. (2018); INFECTION CONTROL IN DENTAL PRACTICE: REVIEW LITETATURE., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 6 (10), 402-408, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/7824

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