34. Hand hygiene rules in the dental office.

Question 1

1. What are basic requirements for hand hygienes

Answer 1

• Short, round shaped nails
• No jewellery, rings or watches
• No artificial nails

Question 2

2. How should hand hygiene rules in the dental office be?

Answer 2

1/ Drinking water quality with hot and cold water
2/ Medical tap

3/ Wall attached disinfectant dispenser
- Soap
- Disinfectant

4/ Paper towel

Question 3

3. Example of disinfectants

Answer 3

• Soap
• Soap with disifenctant
• Alcoholic disinfectant (Fluid, Gel)
• Hand moisturising cream

Question 4

4. Types of alcohol that can be used for disinfectants or soaps

Answer 4

Alcohol: ethanol. Isopropyl-alcohol; n-propanol

Question 5

4. Basic rules of hand hygiene

Answer 5

1/ Before work
2/ Before/after meal
3/ After restroom
4/ During work
- Alcohol hand rubbing
- In case of visible contamination - hand washing with soap and rubbing

Question 6

5. Steps of hand washing

Answer 6

1. Wet hands
2. Apply enough disinfectant to cover both hands
3. Rub palm to pam
4. Right palm over left with interlaced fingers and vice versa
5. Palm to palm with interlaced fingers
6. Back of fingers to opposing palms with interlocked fingers
7. Rotational rubbing of thums clasped in palm