Cross-Infection and Infection Control in Dentistry PDF
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Dental care
Table of ContentsMAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3Pre operational instructions prior to treatment.............................................................................3Supporting children, older patients with special needs in event of XLA/ MOS..........................3Support offered to children while extracting deciduous tooth.....................................................3Importance of patients medical history........................................................................................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODYPre operational instructions prior to treatment.People should not drink, eat or chew anything such as water, chewing tobacco, mints,candy, gum, etc. for approximately 8 to 12 hours prior to treatment. In case of local anaesthetic,people are allowed to take a light meal 2 hours in advance and also brush and floss thoroughlybefore the surgery. Patient should take prescribed medicine only after consulting the doctor.Patient should not consume alcohol 24 hours prior to XLA/ MOS and should also refrain fromsmoking for 12 hours prior to XLA/ MOS. Patients should thoroughly brush their teeth andshould also report to the physicians in case of any health changes like cough, fever, rash or cold(Pre-Operative Instructions: Local Anesthesia, 2019). If patients do not follow pre operationalinstruction then surgery will not be carried out at any preferred risk. Pre operational instructionsis very useful as it helps in ensuring that patient is ready to go under specific surgery. It alsohelps in highlighting issues that surgical team needs to be caution or aware of at the time of pre-operative period in order to ensure safety of the patient (Kebriaee and et.al., 2015). Supporting children, older patients with special needs in event of XLA/ MOS.Doctors should perform brief physical examination and analyse the medical history of thepatient. Dental practitioners should focus on gaining information about the various medicalcondition of the patient. It should also evaluate intake of medications, drug allergies, prioradverse reaction to anaesthesia (Suda and et.al, 2019). It helps doctors to select the bestanaesthetic agents and specified dosage in order to avoid complications. Proper treatment anddosage should be given to the children, older patients with special needs in event of XLA/ MOS.Support offered to children while extracting deciduous tooth.Dental practitioners must focus on space maintainer if the child looses the tooth early orhas been extracted due to dental decay. Space maintainer is useful in supporting the dental healthof a child. Space maintainer helps permanent tooth to come into exact place and space (Pala,Nuvvula and Kamatham, 2016). Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), lays down specific legislations which are relevantto the dental workplace. It helps in protecting patients and practitioners from hazardousequipment and harmful chemicals (Renton and Master, 2016). Control of Substances Hazardousto Health Regulations (COSHH) that helps in protecting people against various health risk fromhazardous substances. Dental practitioners should focus on maintaining effective controlling
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