Attitudes of general dental practitioners in Europe to the microbial risk associated with dental unit water systems

dc.contributor.author	Καμμά, Ιωάννα	el
dc.contributor.author	Bradshaw, D. J.	en
dc.contributor.author	Fulford, M. R.	en
dc.contributor.author	Marsh, P. D.	en
dc.contributor.author	Frandsen, E.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-01T21:52:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-05-01T21:52:50Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-02
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/9443
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1875-595X.2006.tb00093.x/abstract	en
dc.subject	Σύστημα νερού Οδοντιατρικής μονάδας
dc.subject	μικροβιακός κίνδυνος
dc.subject	στάσεις
dc.subject	απολύμανση
dc.subject	διασταυρούμενη μόλυνση
dc.subject	Οδοντίατροι
dc.subject	Dental unit water system
dc.subject	microbiological risk assessment
dc.subject	attitudes
dc.subject	disinfection
dc.subject	Cross infection
dc.subject	Dentists
dc.title	Attitudes of general dental practitioners in Europe to the microbial risk associated with dental unit water systems	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Microbiology
heal.classification	Μικροβιολογία
heal.classification	Public health
heal.classification	Δημόσια υγεία
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85036974
heal.contributorName	Østergaard, E.	en
heal.contributorName	Schel, A. J.	en
heal.contributorName	Walker, J. T.	en
heal.contributorName	ten Cate, J. M.	en
heal.contributorName	Moorer, W. R.	en
heal.contributorName	Μαυρίδου, Αθηνά	el
heal.contributorName	Μανδηλαρά, Γεωργία	el
heal.contributorName	Stoesser, L.	en
heal.contributorName	Kneist, S.	en
heal.contributorName	Araujo, R.	en
heal.contributorName	Contreras, N.	en
heal.contributorName	Goroncy-Bermes, P.	en
heal.contributorName	Burke, F.	en
heal.contributorName	O'Mullane, D.	en
heal.contributorName	O'Sullivan, M.	en
heal.contributorName	Dr. Walker, J. T.	en
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2006.tb00093.x
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Ιατρικών Εργαστηρίων	el
heal.publicationDate	2006-08
heal.bibliographicCitation	Kamma, J. J., Bradshaw, D. J., Fulford, M. R., Marsh, P. D., Frandsen, E. et al. (2006) Attitudes of general dental practitioners in Europe to the microbial risk associated with dental unit water systems. "International Dental Journal". [Online] 56 (4), p.187-195. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com [Accessed 01/05/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Dental Unit Water Systems (DUWS) are used in dental practices to provide water for cooling of dental equipment and irrigation of the oral cavity. However, they have been demonstrated to be contaminated with micro-organisms. There are currently no European Union (EU) Commission guidelines for the microbial quality of water discharged by DUWS. This study was part of an EU research programme to investigate the microbial contamination of DUWS in general dental practice (GDP) in the UK, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Ireland, Greece and Spain. Objective: To undertake a questionnaire survey on the type of DUWS in use and determine the attitude of GDPs to the risk of microbial infection from DUWS. Materials and Methods: The questionnaire was written and translated into the language of each country before being posted to each participating dentist. Dentists were asked to complete the questionnaire survey and return it by post. Results and conclusions: The major findings were that the majority of dentists did not clean, disinfect or determine the microbial load of their DUWS, and that dentists would welcome regular monitoring and advice on maintaining their DUWS; the introduction of guidelines; and recommendations on controlling the microbial load of DUWS.	en
heal.journalName	International Dental Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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