Dentistry
doi: 10.25005/2074-0581-2023-25-2-228-234
APPLICATION OF TOUCHLESS METHODS FOR MAKING ENTRIES IN DENTAL RECORDS

O.P. Gorbunova, V.V. Borisov, A.V. Timoshin, S.D. Danshina

Department of Propaedeutics of Dental Diseases, E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation

Objective: This review focuses on the current issues of asepsis in dental settings and ways to prevent contact infection using touchless methods of making entries in dental records. Contact transmission is the main route of microbial contamination in dentistry. Various environmental surfaces in dental settings are difficult to disinfect, while contact with the staff's hands with the surfaces of computer equipment is inevitable. Continuous disinfection of the components of the computer hardware in the dental unit can cause damage and significantly reduce their useful life. The disinfection of the keyboard, touch screens, as well as other devices for entering dental records, is especially challenging. Alternative touchless methods for operating computers by dentists and nurses are already applied in various dental settings, such as surgery units, where a high level of sterility is required during operation. The use of such methods not only reduces the time spent by the patient in the dental chair but also excludes the contact of the doctor's hands with hard-to-clean surfaces, minimizing the chance of contact infection transmission.

Keywords: Remote technologies, medical documentation, asepsis, dental surfaces.

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Authors' information:

Gorbunova Olga Pavlovna,
Clinical Resident, Department of Propaedeutics of Dental Diseases, E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5055-1888
E-mail: olga15_1998@bk.ru

Borisov Vitaliy Viktorovich,
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Propaedeutics of Dental Diseases, E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Researcher ID: T-2504-2017
Scopus ID: 57204615723
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6233-0775
SPIN: 9738-3412
Author ID: 780997
E-mail: karapeta@yandex.ru

Timoshin Anton Vladimirovich,
Associate Professor of the Department of Propaedeutics of Dental Diseases, E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Researcher ID: N-1305-2017
Scopus ID: 57204622579
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7685-1800
SPIN: 4632-3250
Author ID: 836902
E-mail: timoshin_a_v@staff.sechenov.ru

Danshina Svetlana Dmitrievna,
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant of the Department of Propaedeutics of Dental Diseases, E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Scopus ID: 57210750005
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9467-078X
SPIN: 9868-8215
E-mail: Danshina_s_d@staff.sechenov.ru

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The authors did not receive financial support from manufacturers of medicines and medical equipment

Conflicts of interest: No conflict

Address for correspondence:

Gorbunova Olga Pavlovna
Clinical Resident, Department of Propaedeutics of Dental Diseases, E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

117418, Russian Federation, Moscow, Nakhimov Ave., 49

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E-mail: olga15_1998@bk.ru

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