Despite the availability of modern medications, dangerous infectious diseases are again on the rise due to increased mobility. Without appropriate infection control practices, the risk of infections by pathogens is high. An increased awareness of infection control measures and consistently applying all necessary steps towards personal and practice hygiene will help us to live healthy lives. Comprehensive infection prevention to protect patients as well as staff in dental practices is therefore essential at all times. This can only be achieved through thorough and effective surface cleaning and disinfection, water treatment, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment and instrument reprocessing.
As the aerosol cloud can contaminate surfaces within a range of approx. two meters around the treatment center a thorough cleaning and disinfection is crucial. Please find more information about surface cleaning and disinfection in the flyer the download area.
Infection control and prevention starts with the water. The water bearing hoses and valves in a treatment unit are particularly sensitive since water is a highly efficient medium for transporting and spreading germs. Close attention should be paid to the quality of the water, correct installation of the water treatment and waste water treatment.
Due to their narrow media channels and angled interiors, instruments require special and careful reprocessing. In addition to the typical contamination occurring during treatment, such as blood, saliva, secretions and tissue, mechanical contaminations like abrasion and oil residue present a further challenge.
To learn more about instrument reprocessing download our flyer in the download area below.
Because our hands are the primary “transmission devices” for potentially dangerous pathogens, special attention must be paid to cleaning, disinfection and care. Please find general prerequisites and tipps for effective hand hygiene as well as the 6 steps for hand disinfection in the flyer in the download area.
6 steps of hand washing / disinfection6:
Up-to-date information on the current state and development of the coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found on the website of the World Health Organization at: www.who.int
Important information on care and cleaning of Dentsply Sirona Treatment Centers
Flyer on Infection control and prevention (ICP)
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