Aims And Ethics Of Ofal Care

Question 1

What is professionalism?

Answer 1

These are set values, behaviours and relationships that underpins the trust the public has in dental professionals

Question 2

Who regulates dental professionalism?

Answer 2

General Dental Council (GDC)

Question 3

What are the main aims for dental care?

Answer 3

To work in partnership with patients and other dental professionals to:
- achieve the best possible level of oral health
- help maintain patients level of oral health

Question 4

How can diseases be spread?

Answer 4

1. Direct
2. Indirect

Question 5

What are examples of direct transmission of disease?

Answer 5

Person to person contact e.g. touch, sex, mother breast feeding a child

Question 6

What are examples of indirect transmission of disease?

Answer 6

1. Via inanimate objects e.g. contaminated surface or instruments
2. Via biological products e.g. blood, water food

3. Via Vectors e.g. mosquitoes

4. Via air - particles can be inhaled or settle on surfaces

Question 7

What are the most common ways for disease transmission in dentistry?

Answer 7

• Direct contact with blood or fluid
• indirect contact with contaminated instruments or surfaces
• Airborne particles this comes from aerosol producing procedures, if they enter the eye, nose or mouth mucosa they can be infectious

Question 8

What is contained in aerosols from surgery?

Answer 8

1. Blood
2. Saliva
3. Tooth debris
4. Restoration pieces e.g. amalgam
5. Tissue remains
6. Water
7. Micro-organisms

Question 9

What is the size of aerosols particles?

Answer 9

Less than 5 micro-meters stay suspended in the air
Greater than 5 micro meters are deposited on surfaces

Question 10

What simple steps must dentist take to prevent transmission?

Answer 10

1. Wash hands regularly
2. Wear PPE
3. Try to maintain distance in the practice (2 meters)

Question 11

Before when should you do hand hygiene p?

Answer 11

• Starting work
• Clinical perp or procedures
• Eating food or drink
• Direct patient contact

Question 12

After what should you do hand hygiene?

Answer 12

• Direct patient contact
• After contact with waste, contaminated items or body fluids
• After removal of PPE
• Using the toilet
• Self contamination e.g. coughing, sneezing

Question 13

What are the 7 steps on washing hands?

Answer 13

1. Palm to palm
2. Palm to back of hand
3. Fingers interlocking
4. Rotation around thumb
5. Back of finger on the palm
6. All fingers clenched rotating on palm
7. Rotating round wrist then rinsing

Question 14

What are different ways to wash hand?

Answer 14

1. Using hand soap - this suspends the micro-organisms in solution and rinses them off , don’t use bar of soap
2. Hand gel - alcohol based hand-rub is acceptable but must rinse after 3-4 uses to prevent built up of emollients