Hygiena 2014, 59(2):71-73 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1242

Hand Hygiene in Dental Practice: Current Situation

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

Implementation and compliance with hand hygiene in health care is varied and depends on the specific practice in question. Generally, it is reported as being of poor standard. The authors quote current knowledge about compliance with policy guidelines "Hand hygiene in health care". Epidemiological investigation was carried out by a single anonymous questionnaire survey with 54 respondents. The most surprising finding was that two dentists in private practice failed to wash and disinfect their hands prior to and after use of disposable non-sterile gloves. We consider it highly positive that dentists in private dental surgeries used alcohol-based disinfectants to wash their hands in 88.89% of cases. In one dental clinic, which is supervised by a constitutional Hygienist, all employed hand disinfectants are alcohol-based.

Keywords: hand hygiene, stomatology, antiseptic agents

Received: April 2013; Accepted: June 4, 2013; Published: June 1, 2014  Show citation