Description

Dental safety is a key area of concern and needs to be addressed on top priority. Many Countries in the world have strong guidelines and recommendations for dental safety. In a country like India, the concept is new and needs to be advocated on the highest priority. The rationale for infection control is to "control" iatrogenic, nosocomial infections among patients, and potential occupational exposure of care providers to disease causing microbes during provision of care. Lack of Infection Control is life- threatening for both the patient and the Dental Professional and requires more efforts. Formal programs in Infection Control and Safety must be developed and strictly followed by the entire dental health care professional. Dentists must use effective infection control procedures in their practices. A positive step by step approach should be used. One should determine and practice infection control and build upon them by adding new procedures to the dental routine.