Cottone's Practical Infection Control in Dentistry is a primary, comprehensive infection control text for students in the dental professions. Using the latest scientific and clinical evidence and current infection control guidelines, the book presents easy-to-follow protocols as components of a basic infection control routine. The Third Edition has been thoroughly updated and contains more photographs and tables. Thoroughly updated and revised reflecting the latest technological advances in dentistry and infection control and dealing with the most recent infectious disease threats. New findings on the microbiology of airborne infectious diseases and the lastest health care recommendations for their prevention. Latest scientific and clinical information on viral hepatitis HIV infection, and AIDS. Expanded discussions on infectious diseases transmitted by respiratory droplets and aerosols, including tuberculosis and influenza. New guidelines for keeping dental unit waterlines safe. A greater emphasis on evidence with expanded sections citing scientific and clinical evidence and reinforcing the rationale for specific infection control practices and protocols. Glossary of terminology and acronyms at the beginning of each chapter. (c) 2010 330 pages