Construction of standard environmental infection prevention system in Home Dental Care

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463163
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: WATANABE Akari 徳島大学, 大学院医歯薬学研究部(歯学系), 助教 (80585026)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 在宅歯科医療環境 / デンタルユニット給水系 / ATP測定法 / 口腔内細菌 / 細菌汚染状況 / 病原昆虫生息調査 / メチシリン耐性ブドウ球菌

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Home Dental Care, also called Domiciliary Oral Healthcare, is a special dental service that elderly requiring long-term care or immunocompromised patients receive in their home. So, the most urgent problem is maintenance and improvement of infection control for Home Dental Care environment. The aim of this study was to investigate the cleanness and microbial contamination in Home Dental Care environment which has not been reported. It was revealed the surrounding environment during Home Dental Care treatments were exposed by aerosol and droplets scattering from patients’ saliva including oral bacteria and adequate oral hygiene management would lead to environmental infection prevention. The ATP-bioluminescence method and the survey for the pathogenic pest were possibly easy and quick methods to evaluate visually the cleanness and contamination in Home Dental Care environment. They were also useful and effective for the environmental hygiene monitoring and management.

Free Research Field

医歯薬学