Infection control & Guidelines

The operating team should follow a daily procedure in order to minimise the risk of infection.  Also ensure that booster injections are implemented and understood correctly by all. All new staff...

If a dental health care personnel carried an infection, a series of measures would be taken within the practice to prevent patients and staff from being contaminated. HYGITECH Academy invites you...

Dental health care personnel must be vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection in the dental office. HYGITECH Academy provides this additional information: click here

Standard precautions are the basic processes of infection control which will prevent the transmission of infection and include: Regular Hand hygiene before and after patients Effective...

There are several critical areas in terms of infection when operating a patient. HYGITECH Academy offers the following diagram:

Infectious agents: Bacteria + Yeast/Moist + Viruses +  Parasites + BioFilm Infection sources: - Patient - DHCP - Environment - Equipment = Continuous vigilance Hospitals: Around 20,000...

Infection control is an ongoing task for any surgery team. An infection is the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are not normally present...

Cross-infection is the process by which harmful microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one person to another. Here below is the modes of transmission:   Tip : No chance of...

The Biological Film (BioFilm) is a thin but robust layer adhering to a solid surface and containing a community of bacteria and other microorganisms. Improperly cleaned instrument = germ...