Infection Control
Since infection control and sterilization in the dental office is of great concern to all of us, we want you to know how committed we are to your safety, health and protection in our practice.
The staff in our practice participates in continuing education for infection control on an ongoing basis and all personnel with any type of patient contact have been appropriately vaccinated.
In the treatment areas we always wear gloves, masks and glasses. Gloves are changed not only when a different patient
is contacted, but also frequently during a lengthy procedure on the same patient. Besides the numerous disposable items
used and discarded after each patient, the treatment chairs
and other furnishings are sprayed with a bacterium killing
solution. All of the burs (cutting instruments), hand pieces
and other instruments are either disposed of after each
procedure or sterilized.
Many safeguards also go on behind the scenes. We are very proud of our state-of-the-art Steri-Center. All instruments are placed into an ultrasonic (vibrating) cleaner containing a bacterium killing solution. The instruments are then sterilized at high heat in an autoclave that is routinely tested by an outside licensed testing facility to be sure that all bacteria are killed. All instruments are placed in hospital grade cassettes to ensure hands-free sterilization. Trash that is in anyway considered contaminated is disposed of separately and picked up by special licensed vendors.
We are committed to providing the best quality dentistry for a reasonable fee while providing the best possible protection for patients and staff against diseases and illnesses. We will continue to be on the leading edge in available dental procedures, materials and patient protection. Our patient’s health and safety are our primary concern.