--- title: Ensuring Safe Dental Care description: Ensuring Safe Dental Care --- - Search Search Close this search box. - Download Forms - [Make a Payment](https://secure.lawpay.com/pages/ironsandirons/trust) - [(252) 215-3000](tel:252-215-3000) [![Irons and Irons](https://blog.theironslawfirm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/irons-law-logo.png?width=178&height=46&name=irons-law-logo.png)](https://theironslawfirm.com/) - [Personal Injury](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law) - [Auto Accident](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/personal-injury/car-accident) - [Motorcycle Accident](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/personal-injury/motorcycle-accident) - [Nursing Home Abuse](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/personal-injury/nursing-home-abuse) - [Rideshare Accidents](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/personal-injury/rideshare-accidents) - [Slip and Fall](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/personal-injury/slip-and-fall) - [Traumatic Brain Injury](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/personal-injury/brain-injury) - [Truck Accident](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/personal-injury/trucking-accident) - [Wrongful Death](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/personal-injury/wrongful-death) - [Divorce](https://theironslawfirm.com/divorce) - [Separation Agreements](https://theironslawfirm.com/divorce/separation-agreements) - [Divorce Options](https://theironslawfirm.com/divorce/options) - [Absolute Divorce](https://theironslawfirm.com/divorce/absolute) - [Collaborative Divorce](https://theironslawfirm.com/divorce/collaborative) - [High Net Worth Divorce](https://theironslawfirm.com/divorce/high-net-worth) - [Military Divorce](https://theironslawfirm.com/divorce/military-divorce) - [Division of Pensions, 401(k) & Retirement Accounts](https://theironslawfirm.com/divorce/division-of-pension-and-retirement-accounts) - [Post Separation Support and Alimony](https://theironslawfirm.com/divorce/support-and-alimony) - [Property Distribution](https://theironslawfirm.com/divorce/property-distribution) - [5 Critical Questions For Your Initial Consultation](https://theironslawfirm.com/5-consultation-questions) - [Family Law](https://theironslawfirm.com/family-law) - [Child Custody](https://theironslawfirm.com/family-law/child-custody) - [Child Custody Modification](https://theironslawfirm.com/family-law/child-custody-modification) - [Child Support / Modification](https://theironslawfirm.com/family-law/child-support-modification) - [Collaborative Family Law](https://theironslawfirm.com/family-law/collaborative-family-law) - [5 Critical Questions For Your Initial Consultation](https://theironslawfirm.com/5-consultation-questions) - [Education Law](https://theironslawfirm.com/education-law) - [East Carolina University/Pitt Community College Disputes](https://theironslawfirm.com/education-law/ecu-college-disputes) - [Public And Private School Disputes](https://theironslawfirm.com/education-law/school-disputes) - [Malpractice](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/medical-malpractice) - [Medical Malpractice](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/medical-malpractice) - [Dental Malpractice](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/personal-injury/dental-malpractice) - [Pharmaceutical Malpractice](https://theironslawfirm.com/injury-law/pharmaceutical-malpractice) - Attorneys - [Gib Irons](https://theironslawfirm.com/about/gib-irons) - [Ben G. 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Blog](https://blog.theironslawfirm.com) [Subscribe](https://blog.theironslawfirm.com/ensuring-safe-dental-care#popup-form) ### Subscribe via Email [Dental Malpractice](https://blog.theironslawfirm.com/tag/dental-malpractice) # Ensuring Safe Dental Care July 07, 2017 Written by: Harry Albritton - Share - Share - Share - [Copy](https://blog.theironslawfirm.com/ensuring-safe-dental-care) Copied the Url **The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has created new tools and resources to help dental staff better follow infection prevention recommendations in the dental setting.** While rare, transmission of infection continues to occur in the dental setting. When an infection occurs in the dental setting, investigators often find that proper infection prevention practices were not used. In December 2003, CDC published *Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings - 2003*, a comprehensive and evidence-based resource for infection prevention recommendations in the dental office, developed to protect both dental staff and patients. A CDC review found the guidelines to still be the standard of care, but there were documented occurrences of inconsistent compliance with recommended infection prevention practices. The 2016 *[Summary of Infection Prevention Practices for Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care](https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/guidelines/index.htm)* provides tools and resources to help dental staff adopt and follow appropriate infection prevention procedures described in the guidelines. It is important that all dental health care personnel understand and follow infection prevention recommendations. ### New Tools and Resources The*[Summary of Infection Prevention Practices for Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care](https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/guidelines/index.htm)* includes several **tools** to help dental health care providers follow infection prevention guidelines. This resource includes: - A**[Summary\[1.03 MB\]](https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/pdf/safe-care.pdf)** of basic infection prevention recommendations for the dental settings - **[Links\[1.03 MB\]](https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/pdf/safe-care.pdf)** to references and additional resources - **[An adaptable checklist\[831 KB\]](https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/pdf/safe-care-checklist.pdf)** to evaluate how well dental staff are following the guidelines - **[New recommendations\[1.03 MB\]](https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/pdf/safe-care.pdf)** relevant to dentistry that CDC published after 2003 Together, the *Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings–2003* and the *Summary of Infection Prevention Practices for Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care* provide a comprehensive, evidence-based resource with step-by-step recommendations for adopting, implementing, and maintaining proper infection prevention practices as described by the guidelines. ### [Harry Albritton](https://blog.theironslawfirm.com/author/harry-albritton) Harry H. Albritton, Jr. is a passionate attorney representing victims of negligence and malpractice, with deep roots in eastern North Carolina. A graduate of East Carolina University, he returned to practice law in Pitt County after obtaining his law degree from Ohio Northern University. Throughout his career, he has successfully handled a diverse range of cases, from minor car accidents to multi-million dollar catastrophic injuries, and has been recognized for his legal abilities by Super Lawyers and The National Trial Lawyers. 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