Proteksi dokter gigi sebagai pemutus rantai infeksi silang (Dentist protection as a breaker of cross infection chain)

Background: Cross infection is a main problem in dentistry, however patient doesn’t aware of it. Dentist working with patientand dental health care, this three triangle people that connected to each other that involve in cross infection. Purpose: The aim ofthis study is to know how the dentists protect themselves from the cross infection. Method: Total population of 55 dentists thatworking in puskesmas, and for the sample we choose 32 random sampling. Result: There are no dentists protected their eyes withthe glasses for daily practice, just a few use it rarely. Conclusion: Dentist should aware every time they work, because a diseasecame from different kind of places and every people can occur from it.Keywords: Cross infection, Dentist protection, puskesmas, HIV, Viru