Rings and watches: should they be removed prior to operative dental procedures?

A test for 'hygienic' hand disinfection.

G.A.J. Ayliffe, J.R. Babb, A.H. Quoraishi · Journal of Clinical Pathology · 1978 · 233 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Micro-organisms isolated from skin under wedding rings worn by hospital staff.

Peter Hoffman, E. M. Cooke, Margaret McCarville et al. · BMJ · 1985 · 84 citations · Full text

Medicine, Nephrology, Pathology +17

Skin problems associated with routine wearing of protective gloves in dental practice

E A Field, Charlotte King · BDJ · 1990 · 20 citations

Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Public Health +11

The sensitivity to chlorhexidine and cetyl pyridinium chloride of staphylococci on the hands of dental students and theatre staff exposed to these disinfectants

B. Millns, Michael V. Martin, E A Field · Journal of Hospital Infection · 1994 · 11 citations

Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Infectious Diseases +15