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Infection Control - The Big Issue
Principals of Sydney Oral Design - Mark McLennan and Lisa Culkin Scientific research tells us what a serious matter this is for all in the field of dentistry. Effective hygiene control procedures are vital to ensure the health and safety of every dentist, their staff and patients. Keeping a surgery at the forefront of current 'best practice' represents an ongoing expense, but it can also be a differentiator for a practice if promoted wisely. We live in an increasingly litigious society so a strict infection control procedure (that is clearly documented) is good commercial practice as well as a clinical necessity. There is an ever-present risk that a surgeon's active compliance with legislation could be put under the scrutiny of the courts, so keeping pace with advances in the field is vital for all dentists. The same applies to the dental laboratory chosen by each and every practice. The infection control requirements applying to dental laboratories are set out in The Dental Technicians Registration Act and the Infection Control Regulations of 1998. The Act is administered by the Dental Technicians Registration Board of NSW. Click on www.dtechreg.health.nsw.gov.au for more information Sydney Oral Design has been a keen exponent of progressive infection control for many years, vigorously applying standards well beyond the requirements of the Act. The laboratory applies one of the most thorough disinfection regimes in the industry. Patients can’t always be relied on to be 100% declaratory to their dentist, so we treat all work as a potential source of hepatitis C or HIV, rather than relying on pre-warning by our clients. Every case is treated in our 'Steralisation Bay' by a staff member wearing surgical gloves and mask. Each job is sprayed with a neutral detergent and ‘double disinfected’ in bleach baths before it enters the laboratory and is handled by a technician. The completed case is then treated for a third time before being sealed in a bag and returned to our client in it's own clearly labelled container. It is not inconceivable that deficiencies in a lab’s procedures could impact heavily on the most diligent practice, and be devastating to a patient’s health. It is important to ask about infection control procedures, and to be sure that the laboratory used by a dental practice complies with current NSW legislation.
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