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Clinical Practice Guideline for an Infection Control/Exposure Control Program in the Oral Healthcare Setting

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References / Additional Resources

  1. Kohn WG, Collins AS, Cleveland JL, et al. Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings-2003. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 Dec 19;52(RR-17):1-61

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services; October 2016. Accessed June 1st, 2025.

  3. Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, Chiarello L, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings.

  4. CDC Infection Control Checklist for Dental Settings.

  5. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Immunization of health-care personnel: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2011 Nov 25;60(RR-7):1-45.

  6. Kissell DA, Huber MA, Terezhalmy GT. Mandated, Highly Recommended, and Other Vaccines for Oral Healthcare Personnel – Dentalcare.com 2024.

  7. Kissell DA, Terezhalmy GT, Huber MA Personal Protective Equipment Dentalcare.com 2024

  8. CDC Hand Hygiene:

  9. MacNeill BA, Terezhalmy GT. Hand Hygiene – 202219.

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  11. Rutala WA, Weber DJ and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008 Update: June 2024

  12. Kumbargere Nagraj S, Eachempati P, Paisi M, Nasser M, Sivaramakrishnan G, Francis T, Verbeek JH. Preprocedural mouth rinses for preventing transmission of infectious diseases through aerosols in dental healthcare providers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Aug 22;8(8):CD013826. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013826.pub2. PMID: 35994295; PMCID: PMC9394685.

  13. Kissell DA, Feiwell S, Occhionero, RL, Huber MA. Hazard Communication Compliance and Waste Management dentalcare.com 2025.

  14. Henry Schein Handpiece Maintenance article https://hsioutlet.com/blog/?p=2022-dental-handpiece-maintenance-guide&srsltid=AfmBOooC8qFnMAE3wgQi5cE0KH0Iqmmr7NTONr6KOEZfIiYy11pvpXvE#step-by-step

  15. Terezhalmy GT, Huber MA. Environmental Infection Prevention and Control 2023.

  16. Huber MA, Terezhalmy GT. Postexposure Evaluation and Follow-up. Dentalcare.com. 2023.

  17. Kuhar DT, Henderson DK, Struble KA, et al. Updated US Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to human immunodeficiency virus and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Nov;34(11):1238.

  18. Kissell DA, Huber, MA, Terzhalmy GT. Infection Control-Related Administrative Policies and Work Restrictions. dentalcare.com. 2024

  19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Part One Draft update to the Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings. 2024. Accessed June 1st, 2025.

  20. CDC Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Accessed June 1st, 2025.

  21. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace. August 2021. Accessed June 1st, 2025

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