Eight practical appendices offer easy access to the most significant regulatory agency rules and recommendations for infection control. Logically organized into three parts with brief chapters that move from foundational biology through specific areas of infection control and application to a dental office. Trusted author and oral biology and infection control expert, Chris Miller, delivers the most up-to-date content needed to ensure patient safety and clinical competence within the dental office.
A highly approachable writing style makes this text a trusted educational tool, as well as a refresher on infection control. Chapter quizzes on the Evolve companion website provide instant-feedback self-assessment. Key terms begin each chapter and are highlighted within text discussions and defined in a back-of-book glossary. Review questions ensure your comprehension of the material and provide practice for classroom and board examinations, with 10 to 20 multiple-choice questions at the end of each chapter. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures are provided for skills that dental team members must master, each presented with a goal, materials, chronological steps, and rationales for the performance of each step. F Comprehensive coverage looks at infection control and prevention from the perspective of all dental team members. Step-by-step instructions make it easy for you to perform safety procedures and use the supplies and equipment needed to prevent the spread of infectious disease, and new case scenarios present opportunities for critical thinking and application. With discussions ranging from microbiology concepts to protocols for clinical asepsis, this comprehensive, highly practical text features the most up-to-date regulatory recommendations, as well as new chapters on patient safety preparation and infection control breaches. Emphasizing patient safety and disease prevention in the dental office, Infection Control and Management of Hazardous Materials for the Dental Team, 6th Edition, is a go-to text for all members of the dental team.