Dentists and their assistants were accustomed to performing dental procedures in the 1980s without the use of gloves and medical masks, but they took care after the outbreak of HIV until medical masks and gloves became part of the official protocol for preventive measures to reduce the spread of infectious diseases. [3]
The benefit of controlling the spread of infection is not limited to patients only, but extends to all dental workers, including dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists and dental hygienists.
