The school will provide gloves, masks, and protective clothing. These items must be worn during all patient appointments and when handling, grinding, and polishing contaminated items. Patient care gloves are to be discarded before leaving chairside for any reason. Gloves are not to be washed with a detergent, and are not to be used on more than one patient. The mask is not to be used with more than one patient and is to be discarded in the clinic where the appointment took place.
Disposable gowns are the protective clothing provided by the school.
They are worn over all other clothing. Name tags also are provided and are to be attached to the gowns. Gowns must be changed after each half-day clinic session or sooner if visibly soiled. Gowns are to be removed and discarded in the clinic where the appointment took place. Smoking Policy Indiana University School of Dentistry is a smoke free institution.