The dental practice is a high risk of disease transmission. That is why, infection prevention and control is an important part of safe patient care. Concerns about the possible spread of blood-born diseases, and the impact of highly contagious respiratory diseases and other illnesses, require practitioners to establish, evaluate and continually update and monitor their infection prevention and control strategies and protocols.
Three main elements are required in the spread of an infection:
susceptible host
causative agent
mode of transmission
By removing any one of this elements, an infection cannot occur.
Understanding the ways of transmission is necessary for designing and implementing effective …
