How to Cite: Gupta, S., Bansal, S., Singh, G., Chaudhary, A., Chopra, S., & Bansal, N. (2022). The effect of wearing latex gloves on the accuracy of pulse oximeter readings to prevent cross- contamination. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S2), 4073–4080. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.5899 International Journal of Health Sciences ISSN 2550-6978 E-ISSN 2550-696X © 2022. Manuscript submitted: 27 Feb 2022, Manuscript revised: 18 March 2022, Accepted for publication: 05 April 2022 4073 The effect of wearing latex gloves on the accuracy of pulse oximeter readings to prevent cross-contamination Suvansh Gupta Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur, Punjab, India Email: drsuvanshortho@gmail.com Sankalp Bansal B.D.S 2 nd year, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur, Punjab, India Email: bansalsankalp2@gmail.com Gurinder Singh Reader, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur, Punjab, India Email: waheguru13he13@gmail.com Amit Chaudhary Reader, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur, Punjab, India Email: amitcwd@gmail.com Shanta Chopra Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown & Bridge and Oral Implantology, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur, Punjab, India Email: shantachopra10@gmail.com Naveen Bansal Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur, Punjab, India Email: naveenortho@yahoo.com Abstract---Background: Pulse oximeter is a painless and non-invasive device used to measure oxygen saturation level. In December 2019, an outbreak of coronavirus disease was caused by a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-2). They are a large family of viruses that causes illness ranging from the common cold to the