Infection prevention and control in dentistry

In collaboration with the Council of European Dentists

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EU/EEA COUNTRIES

Austria

Guidelines for hygiene in dentistry (Österreichische Zahnärztekammer, 2013)
Leitfaden für Hygiene in Zahnarztordinationen

Belgium

Recommendations on infection control in dental care (High Council for Health, 2011)
Dutch: Aanbevelingen met betrekking tot de infectiebeheersing bij tandheelkundige zorgverlening (Hoge gezondheidsraad, 2011)
French: Recommandations relatives à la maîtrise des infections lors des soins réalisés en médecine dentaire (Conseil Supérieur de la Santé, 2011)

Germany

Infection prevention in dentistry – requirements for hygiene (Robert Koch-Institut, 2006)
Infektionsprävention in der Zahnheilkunde – Anfor derungen an die Hygiene. Mitteilung der Kommission für Krankenhaushygiene und Infektionsprävention beim Robert Koch-Institut
Hygiene guideline (Deutscher Arbeitskreis für Hygiene in der Zahnmedizin – DAHZ, 2017)
Hygieneleitfaden
Recommendation from the Commission on Hospital Hygiene and Infection Protection at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) on the "Hygiene requirements for the reprocessing of medical devices"

Greece

Infection control protocols in dentistry (School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2017)
Greek: Μέτρα πρόληψης διασποράς λοιμώξεων
English: Infection control protocols in dentistry

Hungary

Recommendations of the National Centre for Epidemiology for the prevention of infections related to dental care - Draft (Országos Epidemiológiai Központ)
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Ireland

Code of practice relating to infection control in dentistry (Dental Council of Ireland)

Netherlands

Guideline for infection prevention in dental practices (Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij tot bevordering der Tandheelkunde / Royal Dutch Dental Association, 2016)
English: Guideline for infection prevention in dental practices
Dutch: Richtlijn Infectiepreventie in mondzorgpraktijken

Norway

Guidelines for infection protection at dental schools in Norway (Universitetet i Bergen / Universitetet i Oslo / UiT Norges arktiske universitet Tromsø, 2015)
Retningslinjer for smittevern ved de odontologiske læresteder i Norge

Poland

How to safely and hygienically provide services in a dental clinic – A guide for dental clinics (Wojewódzka Stacja Sanitarno-Epidemiologiczna w Krakowie, 2015)
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COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EU/EEA

Switzerland

Hygiene measures in dental clinics (Schweizerische Zahnärzte-Gesellschaft / Société suisse des médecins-dentistes / Società svizzera odontoiatri - SSO, 2019)
French: Mesures d’hygiène en cabinet dentaire
German: Praxishygiene

United Kingdom