Infection Control in a Dental Practice
Introduction
 Further Content:
There are 3 potential modes of disease transmission:
  • From patient to dental personnel
  • From Dental personnel to patient
  • From patient to patient

Infection control consists of those procedures and practices which will most effectively result in the following:
  • Patient protection
  • Personal protection
  • Personnel protection
It also implies protection to our spouses and unborn children from vertical transmission of infectious diseases.