Hand Hygiene Resources

Your Most Important Asset
Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA reviews different types of hand hygiene procedures, hand cleansing products and hand antisepsis products. She also review the importance of proper skin care. Published in RDH, January 2011.

Hand Hygiene: Basic Principles, Evolving Technology
Dr. John A. Molinari, Ph.D. discusses hand washing and hand hygiene considerations for health care professionals.

The First Step in Infection Control is Hand Hygiene
Leslie Canham, CDA, RDA discusses what to look for when selecting hand hygiene products as well as educates on how to ensure effective handwashing and more. Published in The Dental Assistant, January/February 2011.

Reinforcing the Basics of Infection Control
Article and Q&A by John Molinari, PhD, on hand hygiene including hand washing and lotions, proper sterilization procedures, and cassettes. Published in the September 2010 issue of Dentistry Today

What do you look for in hand hygiene products?
Article on what to consider when purchasing hand hygiene products to be used in the dental office. Published in the October 2010 issue of Dental Economics

Effect of topical treatments on irritant hand dermatitis in health care workers
Abstract of article on the Hand Essentials Skin Repair Cream and its effect on dry, cracked skin. Published in 2009 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Dermal Tolerance and effect on skin hydration of a new ethanol-based hand gel
Abstract of a study on the Sterillium Comfort Gel and its ability to hydrate the skin.

Quantity of ethanol absorption after excessive hand disinfection using three commercially available hand rubs is minimal and below toxic levels for humans
Published study on the safety of ethano- based products like Sterillium® Comfort Gel™ in antiseptic hand rubs.

Hand Hygiene for the Prevention of Nosocomial Infections
Study showing that improved compliance and the targeted use of hand disinfectants can reduce the current rate of nosocomial infection by 40 percent.

The six golden rules to improve compliance in hand hygiene
Abstract of study that names and evaluates the six most important measures for improving compliance.

Epidemiologic Background of Hand Hygiene and Evaluation of the Most Important Agents for Scrubs and Rubs.
Comprehensive overview based on the current guideline on hand hygiene issued by the CDC. The epidemiologic importance of microbial and viral hand colonization, agents for reducing pathogens, the respective products’ effect on nosocomial infections, and the compliance with hand hygiene measures are surveyed.

Suitability of vaccinia and bovine viral dearrhea (BVDV) for determining activities of three commonly used alcohol-based hand rubs against enveloped viruses.
Articles assesses three alcohol-based hand rubs with a total alcohol concentration of ≤75% with regard to the activity against clinically relevant enveloped viruses in accordance to prEN 14476.

Efficacy of various antiseptics against SARS coronavirus
In this study, eight disinfectants, which meet the RKI and DVV recommendations for deployment against SARS-CoV, were tested for their efficacy in accordance with prEN 14476.

Product MSDS Data Sheets

Hu-Friedy Hand Essentials Skin Repair Cream - English MSDS - June 2010
Hu-Friedy Hand Essentials Moisturizing Lotion - French MSDS - June 2010
Hu-Friedy Hand Essentials Moisturizing Lotion - English MSDS - June 2010
Sterillium Comfort Gel - English MSDS - June 2010
Hu-Friedy Hand Essentials Hand Antiseptic Gel - English MSDS - June 2010
Hu-Friedy Hand Essentials Antibacterial Soap - English MSDS - June 2010
Hu-Friedy Hand Essentials Lotion Soap - English MSDS - June 2010
Hu-Friedy Hand Essentials Lotion Soap - French MSDS - June 2010