An awareness seminar was held at the College of Dentistry, Al-Qadisiyah University, on communicable diseases and the risks of infection transmission.

Under the patronage of the President of Al-Qadisiyah University, Professor Dr. Rahi Kalaf Mahdi Al-Yasiri, and the supervision of the Dean of the College of Dentistry, Professor Dr. Ali Hassan Ali Murad, the Student Activities Unit, in cooperation with the Continuing Education Unit at the College of Dentistry, held an awareness seminar entitled “Communicable Diseases, Risks of Infection Transmission, and Ways to Prevent Them.” The seminar was presented by [Name of presenter missing in original text]. Marwa Salman Kadhim
The seminar aimed to raise awareness about infectious diseases associated with dentistry, methods of infection transmission in dental clinics, infection prevention and control procedures, and the role of dentists and healthcare staff in protecting patients. The seminar recommended taking standard precautions and treating all patients as potential carriers of infection. These precautions include hand hygiene, washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based sanitizers before and after examining each patient and after touching contaminated surfaces, and sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, especially those that penetrate soft tissues or bone (such as surgical instruments). These instruments should be sterilized with heat, and mechanical cleaning should be emphasized, ensuring that instruments are cleaned of organic deposits before being placed in the sterilizer to guarantee steam reaches all surfaces.