p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Indications for hand hygiene include the following: </p><ul><li>Before and after treating each patient (e.g., before glove placement and after glove removal). </li><li>After barehanded touching of inanimate objects likely to be contaminated by blood, saliva, or respiratory secretions. </li><li>Before leaving the dental operatory. </li><li>When hands are visibly soiled.Before regloving, after removing gloves that are torn, cut, or punctured. </li><li>For oral surgical procedures, perform surgical hand antisepsis before donning sterile surgical gloves.</li></ul