Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Dental Infection Control

Efforts to prevent and control the spread of infections within dental health facilities or those involving provision of dental care.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Efforts to prevent and control the spread of infections within dental health facilities or those involving provision of dental care.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Infection Control, Dental
  • Control, Dental Infection
  • Controls, Dental Infection
  • Dental Infection Controls
  • Infection Controls, Dental

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

prevention of infection in dental health facilities, not prevention of tooth infection in the mouth

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History Note

97

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Previous Indexing

  • Infection Control (1990-1996)

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Tree Numbers

  1. E06w.470
  2. N06.850w.780.200.450w.500

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NLM Classification

WU 29.5

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dental Infection Control. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019552. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019552
  2. Dental Infection Control. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70374126