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Hygiene Tribune U.S. Edition | March 2015C2 FROM PAGE 1 ◊ INFECTION, page C1 Tell us what you think! Do you have general comments or criticism you would like to share? Is there a particular topic you would like to see articles about in Hygiene Tribune? Let us know by emailing feedback@dental-tribune.com. We look forward to hearing from you! If you would like to make any change to your subscription (name, address or to opt out) please send us an email at c.maragh@dental- tribune.com and be sure to include which publication you are referring to. Also, please note that subscription changes can take up to six weeks to process. HYGIENE TRIBUNE Publisher & Chairman Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com President & Chief Executive Officer Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com Group Editor Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com Editor in Chief Dental Tribune Dr. David L. Hoexter feedback@dental-tribune.com Editor in Chief Hygiene Tribune Patricia Walsh, RDH feedback@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor Robert Selleck r.selleck@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor Fred Michmershuizen f.michmershuizen@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor Sierra Rendon s.rendon@dental-tribune.com Product/Account Manager Humberto Estrada h.estrada@dental-tribune.com Product/Account Manager Will Kenyon w.kenyon@dental-tribune.com Product/Account Manager Maria Kaiser m.kaiser@dental-tribune.com Marketing Director Anna Kataoka-Wlodarczyk a.wlodarczyk@dental-tribune.com EDUCATION Director Christiane Ferret c.ferret@dtstudyclub.com Accounting Coordinator Nirmala Singh n.singh@dental-tribune.com Tribune America, LLC 116 West 23rd Street, Suite 500 New York, NY 10011 Phone (212) 244-7181 Published by Tribune America © 2015 Tribune America, LLC All rights reserved. Tribune America strives to maintain the utmost ac- curacy in its news and clinical reports. If you find a factual error or content that requires clarification, please contact Managing Editor Robert Selleck at r.selleck@dental-tribune.com. Tribune America cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims or for typographical errors. The publisher also does not assume respon- sibility for product names or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect those of Tribune America. Editorial Board Dr. Joel Berg Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan Dr. Arnaldo Castellucci Dr. Gorden Christensen Dr. Rella Christensen Dr. William Dickerson Hugh Doherty Dr. James Doundoulakis Dr. David Garber Dr. Fay Goldstep Dr. Howard Glazer Dr. Harold Heymann Dr. Karl Leinfelder Dr. Roger Levin Dr. Carl E. Misch Dr. Dan Nathanson Dr. Chester Redhead Dr. Irwin Smigel Dr. Jon Suzuki Dr. Dennis Tartakow Dr. Dan Ward tion, cleaning and heat sterilization of all instruments and disinfection of clinical surfaces ensure a safe environment for patients. There is solid evidence that den- tal care is safe for patients and providers when standard precautions are followed, but patients and dental health care work- ers are placed at risk when precautions are compromised and breaches occur. ÿ References 1. CDC. Occupational HIV Transmission and Prevention Among Health Care Workers. Fact Sheet. 2014 (Jan) www.cdc.gov/hiv/ risk/other/occupational.html. Accessed 20 January, 2015. 2. Radcliffe RA1, Bixler D, Moorman A, Hogan VA, Greenfield VS, Gaviria DM, Patel PR, Schaefer MK, Collins AS, Khudyakov YE, Drobeniuc J, Gooch BF, Cleveland JL. Hepa- titis B virus transmissions associated with a portable dental clinic, West Virginia, 2009. J Am Dent Assoc. 2013 Oct;144(10):1110-8. 3. CDC. Infectious Disease Information. Emerging Infectious Diseases. www.cdc. gov/ncidod/diseases/eid/disease_sites.htm Accessed 20 January, 2015 4. WHO. Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases. www.who.int/csr/disease/en/ Accessed 20 January, 2015. Eve Cuny is the director of environmental health and safety and associate profes- sor at Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. She is a consultant to the ADA Council on Scientific Af- fairs and expert reviewer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cuny is past chairperson of the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and is a member of the National Occupational Research Agenda Council with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She has published articles and textbook chapters on safety and infection control and presented numerous continuing education programs domestically and internationally. Ad Health care providers should practice hand hygiene at key points to disrupt transmission of microorganisms to patients, including: before patient contact; after contact with blood, body fluids or contaminated surfaces (even if gloves are worn); before invasive procedures; and after removing gloves (gloves are not enough to prevent transmis- sion of pathogens). Photo/Amanda Mills, CDC

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