Hygiena 2014, 59(1):41-46 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1218

Hand Hygiene in Dental Medicine

Eva Sedlatá Jurásková1, Ivanka Matoušková2
1 Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Lékařská fakulta, Ortodontické oddělení Kliniky zubního lékařství, Olomouc
2 Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Lékařská fakulta, Ústav preventivního lékařství, Olomouc

The authors of the review article give basic information about the necessity of compliance with policy guidance "Hand hygiene in health care". A historical summary describes the most important landmarks in the development of specialized recommendations related to the above issue. Having provided the basic information about the hand microflora we continue with an overview of recommended and the most widely spread antiseptics used for hand hygiene. Furthermore, we describe current legislation of the Czech Republic concerning the present problem in detail. In conclusion, attention is drawn to the possible health impairment to hand skin related to the use of the listed antiseptics. This factor is specified as one of the many that may participate in the low compliance of practising hand hygiene in health care.

Keywords: hand hygiene, stomatology, antiseptic agents

Received: February 2013; Accepted: July 2, 2013; Published: March 1, 2014  Show citation

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Sedlatá Jurásková E, Matoušková I. Hand Hygiene in Dental Medicine. Hygiena. 2014;59(1):41-46. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1218.
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