There is no doubt that the introduction of Dental lab Technology has helped
improve different dental treatments and also have introduced a number of Dental Lab Equipments that can be used
to ease different processes. This has helped dentists ease the treatments and
also the patients by making them bearable. There are also many other things and
equipments that are necessary in this industry. The Personal Protective
Equipments (PPE) are also important. They not only protect the doctor or
dentist from the blood and body fluids, but also from other hazardous
materials.
Dentists or dental professionals coming in close contact with
the patient are prone to be affected by various virus and bacteria that cause
different diseases that affect the oral health and the respiratory tract. Some
of these are Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Cytomegalovirus, types 1 and 2 of herpes
simplex types, mycobacterium tuberculosis, HIV, streptococci, staphylococci and
many more other types of viruses and bacteria. There are various ways in which
they can get transmitted. A few among them are:
·
Direct
contact with blood, oral fluids or any other contaminated material.
· Indirect
contact with contaminated material such as injections, equipments or other
environmental things.
·
Contact
with oral mucosa or coming in touch with airborne virus that comes out through
sneezing, coughing or talking of an individual.
Thus, it is mandatory that each medical professional working
in close contact with a patient should wear along a Personal Protective
Equipment. It is the task and duty of the employer to provide proper PPE to
such professionals. The PPE should be sent for laundry regularly and replaced
if there is any defect.
One would have to select good quality PPE as they would act
as protective equipments and would prevent the medical professionals from
falling ill. Like all the dental lab equipments, these should also be selected with care. You cannot simply
purchase any product without checking its quality and durability.
The products should be durable and of the best available
quality. Do not concentrate much on the cost. Rather remember that these
equipments will help you prevent a person from getting ill and in the worst
case, save on one’s life too. This can be said because the viruses that can get
transmitted also include dangerous ones such as the HIV. Thus, purchase
equipments from a company that is a reputed one and guarantees trusted products
that last longer.
