Dental Care Infections Acquired in the Dentist Chair

When you go to the dentist, you have prevention on your mind, not catching an infection. But dental offices, just like other healthcare facilities, can have contagious germs on surfaces–germs like MRSA, HIV and Strep.  Dentists should follow infection control measures such as hand washing, cleaning instruments, wearing protective gear, rinsing suction tubes, and of course disinfecting and sterilizing equipment and tools.

The dental chair is used as a clinical contact surface and every single patient who enters the office will use it. The exam chair is regularly exposed to germs and should be properly cleaned and disinfected similar to instruments. All surfaces should be cleaned before any patient enters the examining room, including dental chair, dental light, drawer handles and countertops.

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