Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings—2003
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Slide 52: General Recommendations Contact Dermatitis and Latex Allergy
Slide Text
- Educate DHCP about reactions associated with frequent hand hygiene
and glove use
- Get a medical diagnosis
- Screen patients for latex allergy
- Ensure a latex-safe environment
- Have latex-free kits available (dental and emergency)
Speaker Notes
Other recommendations can minimize the risk of contact dermatitis and latex hypersensitivity:
- Educate DHCP workers about
reactions associated with frequent hand hygiene and glove use.
- Staff that
have dermatologic problems should get a diagnosis from a qualified medical
provider before making changes in gloves or hand hygiene agents.
- Screen
patients and DHCP for latex allergy in your medical histories.
- DHCP and dental patients with latex allergy should not have direct
contact with latex-containing materials and should be in a latex-safe
environment with all latex-containing products removed from their
vicinity.
- Have both dental and medical emergency latex-free products available at all times.
Page last reviewed: September 22, 2009
Page last modified: April 26, 2005
Content source:
Division of Oral Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
