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Patient
Education - 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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