The spreading of this disease in the dental setting is well documented. There is also evidence of transmission of HSV to health-care workers from patients and from dental workers to patients.
In 20 of 46 patients who received treatment from a hygienist who had a lesion on the finger and did not use gloves got contaminated.. Gloves are not a complete protection against this virus. Pathogens can enter through small defects in the gloves and health-care workers can be contaminated during use or after the removal of gloves. HSV can survive for hours in fluids and on environmental