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Hygiene at the dentist’s office

Posted by Dental News Team am 24, Feb - 2010

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When you’re at a dentist’s office, don’t get fooled by fancy architecture!

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It’s the little things that count – but what exactly are they?

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Well, we’re not talking about general hygienic guidelines, such as clean facilities! This is a matter of course. The points listed below should help you in rating the quality of a dentist’s office:

Does you dentist use disposable products, or e.g. old cotton towels for operations?
Do the operating instruments come in sterile packaging, maybe even an operation container?
Are the instruments used to perform root canal treatment loosely kept in a drawer or are they also wrapped in sterile packaging?
Look at the saliva drain, you may not believe this, but some dentist do not bother replacing them!
Does your dentist use a Type B autoclave (sterilisation device)?
Are mirrors, probes and pincers simply lying around on a tray, or do they have their own container?
Does your dentist use gloves?
Watch out for things such as surface cleaners, disposable tissues and sanitary wipes

Even minor things like this can help you figure out whether this is an office you can trust, so do not hesitate to ask dentists about their office hygiene. Dentists who stick to guidelines will be glad to explain them or even show you how they work in practice.

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March 4, 2010 at 10:40 am

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