HAND HYGIENE MOMENTS FOR DENTAL ASSISTANTS SWSLHD ORAL HEALTH SERVICES SWSLHD OH - Version 003/ Nov

Ask patient to have a seat 2

Moment 1 Perform hand hygiene before touching the patient 3

Place bib on patient 4

Hand glasses to patient 5

MOMENT 4 Perform hand hygiene after touching the patient 6

BONUS MOMENT 2 Put on gloves to set up examination instruments 7

MOMENT 3 Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene immediately after setting up instruments 8

Complete the clinical assessment 9

4 and/or 5 MOMENT 1, 2, 3, 4 and/or 5 Perform hand hygiene only if patient zone is touched If patient zone is not touched, perform hand hygiene immediately before setting up for the procedure 10

MOMENT 2 Put on gloves and setup for the procedure 11

MOMENT 3 Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene immediately after setting up for the procedure 12

Put on mask and then eye protection 13 BONUS MOMENT 2

MOMENT 2 Perform hand hygiene before putting gloves immediately prior to the procedure 14

Put on gloves 15

Start the procedure 16

Remove bib from patient at completion of procedure 17

Take dirty tray to the sterilising room 18

MOMENT 3 Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene immediately after blood and body fluids risk from instruments and gloves 19

Remove eye protection then mask 20

MOMENT 3 Perform hand hygiene immediately after blood and body fluids risk from mask and eye protection 21

Clean patient zone wearing gloves 22

MOMENT 5 Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene after touching the patient zone 23