US Army, INFECTION CONTROL AND DRUGS IN THE DENTAL CLINIC, SUBCOURSE MD0509, EDITION 200, Survival Medical Manual
Dental specialists assist dental officers in many aspects of patient care. A very
important part of patient care is infection control and maintaining a high level of
cleanliness in the dental treatment area. One of the purposes of this subcourse is to provide you with knowledge concerning disease transmission, individual measures for protection against infection, methods of sterilization, storage of sterile items, disposal of regulated waste, and chemical disinfection of equipment.
Dental assistants also need to be familiar with the various drugs involved in
dental therapy, even though dental officers are solely responsible for prescribing the drugs. Terms related to drugs are reviewed, and drugs commonly used in dentistry are described, together with their uses.
The subcourse instructional material consists of three lessons And an appendix
as follows:
Lesson 1, Disease Transmission and Standard Clinical Procedures.
Lesson 2, Sterilization and Disinfection.
Lesson 3, Drugs in the Dental Clinic.
Appendix, Drugs Commonly Used in Dentistry