DOI: 10.12968/denn.2026.22.11.538 ISSN: 1749-6799
Why hand hygiene matters
Jenny NixonJenny Nixon looks at the importance of hand hygiene and the essential role it plays in dental practice.
Aim:
To provide readers with an overview of the essential role of hand hygiene in healthcare settings and the role it plays to help dental nurses provide optimum clinical outcomes and enhanced patient care.
Objectives:
Readers will understand the risk of infection associated with poor hand hygiene.
Readers will understand why hand hygiene is essential to reducing the spread of harmful pathogens in practice.
Readers will understand the science behind hand hygiene products used in healthcare settings.