Cross-infection control: attitudes of patients toward the wearing of gloves and masks by dentists in the United Kingdom in 1987.

Dental patients in the United Kingdom were surveyed in February 1987 with respect to their views on whether dentists should wear gloves and/or masks. Most patients believed that gloves should be worn and few saw no need for either. Patients receiving care in a dental hospital were more enthusiastic than those seen in general practice in the belief that dentists should wear gloves and/or a mask.