Patients undergo dental surgery for a number, of reasons, and it can often be a stressful, expensive, and time-consuming endeavour. Opportunities to maximise treatment success must be taken, by both clinician and patient alike.
There is one consistent risk to post-surgical complications and failure, whether a patient is having a tooth extracted, an implant placed, or soft hard tissue treatment is provided – infection.
Luckily, there are actions both clinicians and patients can take to prevent this from occurring and provide a greater chance of treatment success in the long term.
In the treatment room
Clinicians must take action to avoid the source of infection being the equipment or practice area used to deliver dental care. Health Technical Memorandum 01-05 is always a dental professional’s first port of call when making decisions on this subject.
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