What PPE item is required for treating every patient under standard precautions?

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What PPE item is required for treating every patient under standard precautions?

Gloves are the baseline barrier you must use for every patient under standard precautions. They protect both you and the patient by preventing contact with blood, body fluids, saliva, mucous membranes, and any non-intact skin, which are common sources of infection in dental settings. You wear gloves for any procedure that involves touching these materials and you change them between patients or if they become contaminated or torn. Remember to perform hand hygiene before putting gloves on and after removing them. Other PPE like eye protection, a gown, or a mask is added based on the specific procedure or exposure risk (for example, splatter or aerosols), but gloves are the minimal, universally required barrier for every patient.

Gloves are the baseline barrier you must use for every patient under standard precautions. They protect both you and the patient by preventing contact with blood, body fluids, saliva, mucous membranes, and any non-intact skin, which are common sources of infection in dental settings. You wear gloves for any procedure that involves touching these materials and you change them between patients or if they become contaminated or torn. Remember to perform hand hygiene before putting gloves on and after removing them.

Other PPE like eye protection, a gown, or a mask is added based on the specific procedure or exposure risk (for example, splatter or aerosols), but gloves are the minimal, universally required barrier for every patient.

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