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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
CDC releases new guidelines for hygiene in dental care settings
January 14th, 2004
The first comprehensive recommendations in 10 years for dental infection control have been released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new document, Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings, 2003, updates previous guidelines issued in 1993 and 1986 and consolidates recommendations from other relevant CDC guidelines and standards as well as those of other major infection control organizations. The new guidelines use the broader term "standard precautions," which are protocols to protect against exposures to blood, other body fluids including saliva, mucous membranes, and broken skin, rather...
Source: Biotech Week (2004-01-14)
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