In our office we strictly
follow and exceed the recommendations of The American Dental Association
(ADA). The highlights of our
sterilization procedures are the following:
-We always wear gloves, masks and safety glasses when working with patients.
-We wash our hands with a germ killing soap as well as change our gloves after
each patient.
-We place instruments in our ultrasonic cleaner, and then autoclave (steam
pressure sterilize) the instruments and hand pieces after each use. Our equipment is all checked on a regular
basis to make sure everything is reaching the appropriate sterilization level.
-After each patient, we discard all disposable items used during
treatments. Each room is then
thoroughly disinfected using standard protocol.
