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Education Library - Sterilization
In
these days of concern about the spread of contagious disease,
we want you to know that patient protection is top priority
in our office. We are doing everything within our capabilities
to assure the sterility and safety of our working environment.
By following the guidelines, as well as continually reviewing
updates on infection control materials and techniques, we
are optimizing our ability to achieve this in our office.
Our commitment is to provide you, the same standards that
we expect and demand for our own families and ourselves.
Many long hours have gone into the design of our patient
protection system. The use of fresh gloves and masks, and
protective eyewear are some of the more prominent steps
that are taken to ensure your safety. But what goes on behind
the scenes? What steps are taken that are not so obvious
to you.
Between each patient, the treatment rooms are thoroughly
wiped with a surface disinfectant. The instruments are put
through a system of ultrasonic scrubbing (the same system
that a jeweler might use to clean fine jewelry) and then
sterilized with a large, pressurized steam oven called an
autoclave. The instruments are packaged in such a fashion
that ensures they are never touched before actual setup
in the treatment room, and when the instruments are touched
it is with gloved hands. All of our handpieces (drills)
are also thoroughly wiped with the surface disinfectant
and then sterilized in a pressured steam oven. All of our
prophy angles (cleaning & polishing instrument) are
disposable so that you and your family can be assured that
you will always have a fresh new one every time you have
your teeth cleaned. We use disposable products whenever
possible to eliminate cross-infection.
We hope by making you, our valued patient, more aware of
what measures are being taken on your behalf, that your
trust and confidence in our team will make your visits a
little more comfortable.
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