Forensic luminol blood test for preventing cross-contamination in dentistry: An evaluation of a dental school clinic

Background: more than 200 different diseases may be transmitted from exposure to blood in the dental setting. the aim of this study is to identify possible faults in the cross-contamination chain control in a dental school clinic searching for traces of blood in the clinical contact surfaces (ccs) through forensic luminol blood test.methods: traces of invisible blood where randomly searched in ccs of one dental school clinic.results: forty eight surfaces areas in the ccs were tested and the presence of invisible and remnant blood was identified in 28 (58.3%) items.conclusions: we suggest that the luminol method is suitable for identifying contamination with invisible blood traces and this method may be a useful tool to prevent cross-contamination in the dental care setting. © 2014,isfahan university of medical sciences(iums). all rights reserved.