{Reference Type}: Journal Article {Title}: Periodontics and the new CDC guidelines. {Author}: Basquill LC;Basquill PJ; {Journal}: Compend Contin Educ Dent {Volume}: 25 {Issue}: 7 {Year}: Jul 2004 暂无{Abstract}: On December 19, 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings--2003. The publication was the first comprehensive dental infection control update since 1993. Although the guidelines are not directed toward a particular dental specialty, some recommendations may have a significant impact on the practice of periodontics because of the nature of the procedures that are considered routine to the specialty. This article deals with some of the issues addressed in the guidelines, highlighting topics of special interest to periodontists.