Questions & Answers

This section includes answers to a variety of frequently asked questions on issues of interest to clinical dentistry. For more specific discussion of these topics, you are encouraged to review the Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings—2003 [PDF-1.2M]—which remains the standard of practice—and other CDC guidelines. Appendix C from the 2016 Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care [PDF-1M] provides a list of selected references and resources across a range of topics.