Infection prevention and control in dentistry

Agencies

Generalitat de Catlunya

• Infection Prevention at Dental Centres. Good Practices Manual (2016)

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings Basic Expectations for Safe Care (2016)

 

Professional Societies

Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC)

• A handbook of Infection Control for the Asian Healthcare Work (2022)
• APSIC Dental Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guidelines (2022)

 

EU/EEA countries

Austria

• Guidelines for hygiene in dentistry (Österreichische Zahnärztekammer, 2013): Leitfaden für Hygiene in Zahnarztordinationen

Belgium

• Recommendations on infection control in dental care (High Council for Health, 2011)
  Dutch: Aanbevelingen met betrekking tot de infectiebeheersing bij tandheelkundige zorgverlening (Hoge gezondheidsraad, 2011)
  French: Recommandations relatives à la maîtrise des infections lors des soins réalisés en médecine dentaire (Conseil Supérieur de la Santé, 2011)

Cyprus

• ΚΑΤΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΡΙΑ ΟΔΗΓΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΠΡΟΛΗΨΗ ΛΟΙΜΩΞΕΩΝ ΣΤΙΣ ΟΔΟΝΤΙΑΤΡΙΚΕΣ ΜΟΝΑΔΕΣ (2025)

Denmark

• Tandklinikker (2019)

Estonia

• Hügieeninõuded hambaravis

France

• Guide recomended was a payment guide (Grille technique d’évaluation pour la prévention des infections associées aux soins)

Germany

• Infection prevention in dentistry – requirements for hygiene (Robert Koch-Institut, 2006): Infektionsprävention in der Zahnheilkunde – Anfor derungen an die Hygiene. Mitteilung der Kommission für Krankenhaushygiene und Infektionsprävention beim Robert Koch-Institut
• Hygiene guideline (Deutscher Arbeitskreis für Hygiene in der Zahnmedizin – DAHZ, 2017): Hygieneleitfaden
• Recommendation from the Commission on Hospital Hygiene and Infection Protection at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) on the "Hygiene requirements for the reprocessing of medical devices"
• Empfehlungen der Kommission für Infektions­prävention in medizinischen Ein­richtungen und in Ein­richtungen und Unter­nehmen der Pflege und Ein­gliederungs­hilfe (KRINKO)
• Infektionsprävention in der Zahnheilkunde – Anforderungen an die Hygiene (2005)

Hungary

• Recommendations of the National Centre for Epidemiology for the prevention of infections related to dental care - Draft (Országos Epidemiológiai Központ): Az Országos Epidemiológiai Központ ajánlása a fogászati egészségügyi ellátással összefüggő fertőzések megelőzésére  - Piszkozat
• Módszertani levél a fogászati egészségügyi ellátással összefüggő fertőzések megelőzésére (2016)

Ireland

• Code of practice relating to infection control in dentistry (Dental Council of Ireland)
• National Guideline for Infection Prevention and Control in HSE Dental and Orthodontic Services (2024)
• Infection Prevention and Control: Promoting transparency and enhancing public (2020)

Lithuania

• Dėl Lietuvos higienos normos HN 47-1:2020 „Asmens sveikatos priežiūros įstaigos: infekcijų kontrolės reikalavimai“ patvirtinimo (2022)

Netherlands

• Infectiepreventie

Norway

• Guidelines for infection protection at dental schools in Norway (Universitetet i Bergen / Universitetet i Oslo / UiT Norges arktiske universitet Tromsø, 2015): Retningslinjer for smittevern ved de odontologiske læresteder i Norge
• Faglige anbefalinger for smittevern i klinisk odontologisk praksis (2018) 

Poland

• How to safely and hygienically provide services in a dental clinic – A guide for dental clinics (Wojewódzka Stacja Sanitarno-Epidemiologiczna w Krakowie, 2015): Jak bezpiecznie i higienicznie świadczyć usługi w gabinecie stomatologicznym - Poradnik dla gabinetów stomatologicznych
• Jak bezpiecznie i higienicznie świadczyć usługi w gabinecie stomatologicznym - Poradnik dla gabinetów stomatologicznych (2015)

Slovenia

• Preprečevanje in nadzor okužb v zobozdravstvu (2019)

Sweden

• Riktlinjer för vårdhygien inom svensk tandvård (2022)

 

Countries outside the EU/EEA

Australia

• Australian Commission: Options for implementation of preventing and controlling infections in primary care: Dental practice (2024)

Canada

• Alberta College of Dental Hygienists/College of Alberta Dental Assistants/College of Alberta Denturists/College of Dental Technologists of Alberta: Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines (2024)
• Manitoba Dental Association: Infection Prevention and Control Practices (2025)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• General Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities (GDIPC): Manual of Infection Prevention and Control in Dental Settings (2023)

Switzerland

• Hygiene measures in dental clinics (Schweizerische Zahnärzte-Gesellschaft / Société suisse des médecins-dentistes / Società svizzera odontoiatri - SSO, 2019)
  French: Mesures d’hygiène en cabinet dentaire
  German: Praxishygiene

United Kingdom

• Health Technical Memorandum 01-05 (Department of Health, 2013): Decontamination in primary care dental practices
• Dental audit tool (Infection Prevention Society, 2013)
• Decontamination Into Practice (NHS Education for Scotland - Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme, reviewed and extant January 2016)
• Welsh Health Technical Memorandum 01-05 Decontamination in primary care dental practices and community dental services. Revision 1 (NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Facilities Services, February 2014)
• British Association of Private Dentistry: IPC Update - A Guide for Private Dental Practices (2022)
• National Health Service England (NHS England): Dental framework – supporting guidance for primary and community care dental settings (2022)