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Evaluation of the environmental contamination was performed according to microbial and molecular methods.\nResults: During study period in dental clinics tap water, dental unit water systems, and water from the bottles attached to the dental chair units (before clinical\nactivity and during clinical activities), and surfaces of dental equipment, and air (during clinical activities) was heavily contaminated with potential pathogens\nof healthcare associated infections (HAIs). The bacteria identified were mainly of the Gram-positive and Gram-negative species. The main potentially HAI\npathogenic\nof bacteria were Escherichia coli (13%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (9.1%), Enterococcus faecalis (4%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (3.6%), Acinetobacter\nlwoffii (3.5%), Acinetobacter baumannii (3.3%), Klebsiella oxytoca (3.2%), Serratia marcescens (3.2%), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (3.2%), Staphylococcus\naureus (3.2%), Enterococcus faecium (3.1%), Enterobacter cloacae (3%), Enterobacter aerogenes (2.9%), Burkholderia cepacia (2.6%), Providencia stuartii (2.5%),\nProteus mirabilis (2.2%), Proteus rettgeri (2.1%), and Streptococcus pneumoniae (2.1%).\nConclusions: During study period in dental clinics tap water, dental unit water systems, and water from the bottles attached to the dental chair units (before\nclinical activity and during clinical activities), and surfaces of dental equipment, and air (during clinical activities) was heavily contaminated with potential\npathogens of HAIs. 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