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Infection control – sterilization

 

 

Sterilization of the clinic

is extremely important in our era of AIDS, HEPATITIS and other infectious diseases.
We use disposable equipment wherever it is applicable.
The rest of the  equipment- is thoroughly processed, disinfected and sterilized after each patient.
We do it at operating room standard.

It is possible for any person, not knowingly, to carry an infectious disease. Hence – our motto:
” Infection control – Better safe than sorry.”  We do not suspect anyone, but at the same time we take precautions as if every patient was a potential carrier . Its done strictly and without exceptionСтерилизация клиники.

Our credo:  Clinic Sterilization & Infection control –  Safety above all !
How do we  achieve that goal in our dental clinic in Israel in Be’er Sheva

 

Sterilization and infection control workflow

 

Sterlization in dental clinic
Sterilization of the clinic

After any procedure all the hand instruments and work surfaces are thoroughly disinfected. We use a strict infection control protocol

 

 

 

Hand instrument sterilization –  5 steps

Infection control Step 1 – Dedicated infection control “dishwasher” . Preliminary rinse with boiling water and disinfecting solutions.

 

 

 

 

Infection controlStep 2- Vibrating ultrasonic bath with disinfecting solution. Possible blood and tissue residues removed from  the instrument handles, joints, pits and fissures.

 

 

 

 

Стерилизация клиникиStep 3- Instrument Dryer – to avoid using towels which can retain and transmit  infection.

 

 

 

 

Step 4- Dry instruments and hand-pieces are packed and sealed on site. Sealed instruments maintain sterility for over 6 months. Стерилизация клиники

 

 

 

Infection controlStep 5 – The sealed packs are placed into a Class -B AUTOCLAVE . ( Class B is a novel  Prevacuum high-pressure steam sterilizer ) . Currently Class B autoclaves are recognized as an  international “Gold Standard” and are mandatory in all developed countries. The Pre-vacuum system makes it possible to sterilize the inner tubing of the hand-pieces. (  The older versions are able to sterilize the outer surface only).

 

 

Стерилизация клиникиСтерилизация клиникиInstruments are stored in sterile packaging and are opened in front of the patient.

 

 

 

It is advisable to make sure that your dental clinic is using Class B atoclave. 

Clinic decontamination and possible infection traps

Dental unit can be contaminated by:

  • Hand-pieces (Drills)
  • Hand instruments
  • Staff’s gloves, contaminated by patient’s blood and saliva

The gloves can also come into contact with :

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    equipment handles

  • switches and buttons
  • lamps and lights
  • hand-pieces and their holders
  • control panels of the equipment

All the above mentioned spots are accumulating bacteria.  The infection could be retained and spread  for a long period of time. Unattended dental unit could be dangerous for the patient.

We call those spots – The infection traps. Those are almost impossible to  sterilize effectively . It is very important to take care them and prevent the contamination.
Modern and well kept dental units have built-in safety precautions to avoid contamination.
Our clinic always follows a strict infection control protocol.
So we advise the patients to be alert and look for possible infection traps. It is true in any dental or medical facility they visit.

 

 

Useful infection control tip no .1

Pay attention to the way hand-pieces are attached to the dental unit.

 

old-unit_200-200                                                  Out-dated technology
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This is an example of old type and unprotected unit. The hand-pieces, contaminated by the blood and the saliva are returned into closed hangers. Those are impossible to disinfect effectively.
Only partial cleaning by spray is available, which is clearly not enough.
That way, the contamination is transmitted to the next, initially sterilized hand-piece. This new and clean handpiece becomes immediately infected by the blood and saliva of the countless previous patients.

 

Hanger-free-unit200-200green-right-200-200Modern safe unit in our clinic

The hand-pieces are placed on a flat smooth surface.
A disposable protective shield is applied al over the panel. The infection transmission by holder is prevented.

 

 

Useful infection control tip no. 2

Make sure that the  elements of the unit  that are touched by gloves are covered by a disposable protective shield.
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That’s how we do it in our dental clinic in Beer Sheba.

handle-200-200green-right-200-200All the handles are covered by disposable protective sleeves .

Disposable covers prevent the transmission of infection.

 

 

lamp-handle200-200green-right-200-200The lamp handle is covered by a special disposable latex glove.  Disposable covers prevent the transmission of infection.

 

 

 

 

 

KULTZER2green-right-200-200The lamp for the light cured tooth colored restorations is covered by a disposable protective sleeve.

 

 

 

 

control-panel-200-200green-right-200-200Modern control panel in our units.The buttons and the switches are covered by an easily washed and de-contaminated touch screen.  A disposable protective shield is applied all over the panel. The infection transmission by touch is prevented.

 

 

 

red-wrong-200-200Out-dated exposed buttons and switches are a certain infection trap. There is no way for  an effective disinfection.

 

 

 

green-right-200-200DSC02453The headrest is covered by a disposable cap.

 

 

 

 

 

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Outdated sink-like spittoon. Impossible to disinfect, retains microscopic blood drops, saliva and micro-organisms.

Pretty unpleasant to the eye.

 

 

New-spitoon-200-200green-right-200-200Modern disposable spittoon with an active suction, no contamination trapped. Very aesthetic as well.

 

 

 

Useful tip no. 3

Make sure that your dentist uses disposable equipment wherever it is applicable.

disposables_200-200Our disposable arsenal.  Gloves, trays, cups, water spray nozzles, suction tips, plastic protective shields and sleeves.

 

Additional safety measures-

handwashing2_200-200In order to avoid infection transmission by staff’s hands- we use antiseptic soap and quality dental gloves.

 

 

 

 

 

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Working surfaces and dental units are decontaminated. We use an effective antiseptic solution spray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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