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Fawziah Munif Alotaibi¹, Najwa Hassan Balatif¹, Shmokh Awadh Albalawi¹, Alanoud Mohammed Alqahtani², Wedad Dhahawi Almutairi³, Abrar Majed Albalawi Al Mohammadiyah⁴, Lama Abdullah Almutairi³, Faisal Yahya Sinnah⁵, Socot Saad Alarifi, Amani⁶ Nasser Aldehasi⁵
Infection control is a foundational aspect of safe dental practice, particularly given the risk of disease transmission via blood, saliva, aerosols, and contaminated instruments. Dental assistants serve on the frontlines of clinical safety, playing an essential role in implementing infection prevention protocols. However, their role is often underrecognized in infection control research and policy. This review aims to evaluate current infection control strategies in dentistry, emphasizing the pivotal contributions and challenges faced by dental assistants. It explores their roles in daily operations, highlights gaps in education and compliance, and recommends strategies for optimizing infection control by empowering dental assistants. Recognizing and supporting dental assistants is critical to ensuring comprehensive infection prevention in both routine and high-risk dental procedures.
Keywords : Dental assistants, infection control, sterilization, cross-infection, dental practice, aerosols, personal protective equipment, clinical hygiene, patient safety
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