▁dent al ▁assistant ▁must ▁have ▁the ▁appropriate ▁education , ▁training ▁and ▁work ▁experience . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁in fection ▁control ▁protocol s ▁that ▁the ▁dent al ▁assistant ▁needs ▁to ▁follow ▁in ▁an ▁or al ▁health ▁setting ▁include : ▁ ▁Hand ▁h yg iene ▁▁▁ ▁Hand ▁h yg iene ▁a ims ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁micro organ isms ▁on ▁hands . ▁Ant im icro b ial ▁agents ▁such ▁as ▁alco hol - based ▁hand ▁rub ▁or ▁ant im icro b ial ▁soap ▁and ▁water ▁are ▁effective ▁agents ▁to ▁remove ▁most ▁ant im icro b ial ▁b acter ia ▁on ▁hands ▁in ▁dent al ▁settings . ▁ ▁Personal ▁protect ive ▁equipment ▁( P PE ) ▁▁▁ ▁Glo ves , ▁g own ▁and ▁eye ▁protection ▁are ▁essential ▁bar rier ▁protection ▁items ▁that ▁enable ▁the ▁dent al ▁assistant ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁transmission ▁of ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases ▁to ▁themselves , ▁other ▁dent al ▁co - work ers ▁and ▁patients . ▁Glo ves ▁and ▁mask s ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁dis posed ▁after ▁each ▁patient , ▁eye we ar ▁can ▁be ▁dispos able ▁or ▁re usable ▁and ▁g own s ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁if ▁vis ibly ▁so iled . ▁Last ly , ▁foot we ar ▁must ▁include ▁le ather ▁closed ▁toe ▁sho es ; ▁this ▁minim ises ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁sh ar ps ▁injury . ▁ ▁S urg ical ▁procedures ▁and ▁a se ptic ▁technique ▁▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁cru cial ▁to ▁wear ▁ster ile ▁glo ves ▁when ▁the ▁dent al ▁assistant ▁is ▁assist ing ▁in ▁surg