Many publications are available on the topic of compliance with infection prevention and
control in oral health-care facilities all over the world. The approaches of developing and …

Background: The concept of single-use of endodontic files remains controversial in the
published literature. The extent and attitudes concerning the single-use of endodontic hand …

Patient's perceptions of risk from bloodborne viruses (BBVs) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob
Disease (vCJD) in relation to attendance at dental practice is understudied. This survey of …

Decontamination and disinfection are essential in hospitals to protect patients and control
healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). Historically, specialists such as Alexander Gordon …

Aim The aim of the study was to review the implementation of hygiene guidelines for the
reprocessing of endodontic files in a representative survey and to determine the time …

Objectives This study aimed to assess the awareness, implementation, and compliance with
the infection control policy recommended by the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) for the use …

Aim: This study evaluated the reliability of a new rapid biological spore test (BST) for
determining the sterilization efficacy of dental steam autoclaves within 20 minutes, as …

Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (sCJD) is the most common form of human prion
disease. It is a rapidly progressive dementia with other associated neurological …

The driver to improve surgical instrument decontamination has been the introduction of
vCJD into the UK population over the last two decades, although concerns over …

The PrPSc is protease resistant and able to propagate through further of the PRNP gene
affects disease phenotype as well as susceptibility, with methionine homozygosity at this …