There’s a lot to manage related to re-opening a dental office after COVID-19 related closure. Please consider implementing these best practices related to your infection control protocols during this time.
Autoclaves and Amalgam Separators
- Resume your normal weekly maintenance on autoclaves and separators, per the manufacturer manual. For separators, this includes flushing your vacuum lines with pH-balanced line cleaner on a scheduled basis to deter inorganic and organic buildup in the lines–even during non-usage.
Dental Unit Waterlines*
- Shock your waterlines to ensure existing odor-causing bacteria are killed while enhancing the effectiveness of continual maintenance products.
- Resume or start regular maintenance of dental unit waterlines.
- Review the instructions for use for dental unit waterline products.
- Recommended: test your water using a third-party lab such as Agenics.
Additional Resources*
- 2-Week Office Closure/Reopening Protocol
- Water Webinar: How to maintain waterlines during the shutdown
- How to Shock through the Sterisil Straw
- Shocking Waterlines with Other Products
* This information is from Sterisil, one of our waterline product suppliers.
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