 |
Practicing proper infection control procedures is the responsibility of every student, staff and faculty member with clinical responsibilities. With the fast-paced nature of the clinical environment, it is sometimes easy to overlook basic infection control policies. To help raise awareness about these issues, we've created this series of infection control reminders and pointers. For questions about infection control policies or more information, contact the School of Dentistry's Director of Health and Safety, Dr. Molly Newlon at: newlonm@dentistry.ucsf.edu. Never dispose of extracted teeth that contain an amalgam filling in a container that will be incinerated. High temperatures release mercury vapor from amalgam creating a hazardous situation.
Best regards,
Archived editions of the Infection Control: Did you know? series are available here: http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/about/about_infectioncontrol.html
|
