▁recording ▁patient ▁notes ▁and ▁administration ▁roles ▁such ▁as ▁sched uling ▁appoint ments . ▁ ▁In fection ▁control ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁custom ary ▁for ▁or al ▁health ▁care ▁workers ▁and ▁dent al ▁assist ants ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁practice ▁or al ▁health ▁care ▁without ▁we aring ▁glo ves , ▁mask s ▁or ▁eye ▁protection . ▁This ▁was ▁at ▁a ▁cru cial ▁time ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁human ▁imm un ode fic iency ▁virus ▁( H IV ) ▁spread ing ▁rapidly ▁at ▁a ▁global ▁rate . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁glo ves , ▁mask s ▁and ▁eye ▁protection ▁have ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁in fection ▁control ▁gu idel ines ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁implemented ▁in ▁all ▁or al ▁health ▁care ▁settings ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁inf ect ious ▁disease . ▁In fection ▁control ▁in ▁or al ▁health ▁care ▁not ▁only ▁protect s ▁the ▁patient ▁but ▁it ▁also ▁protect s ▁the ▁or al ▁health ▁care ▁workers . ▁This ▁includes : ▁dent ists , ▁dent al ▁special ists , ▁or al ▁health ▁ther ap ists , ▁dent al ▁h yg ien ists ▁and ▁dent al ▁assist ants . ▁ ▁D ental ▁assist ants ▁play ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁in ▁maintain ing ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁in fection ▁control ▁in ▁the ▁or al ▁health ▁care ▁setting . ▁The ▁dent al ▁assistant ▁is ▁the ▁major ▁link ▁between ▁or al ▁health ▁care ▁workers ▁and ▁the ▁patient . ▁To ▁perform ▁in fection ▁control ▁respons ib ilities ▁well , ▁the