| Various viruses and bacteria colonize
or infect the oral cavity and respiratory tract. These
organisms can be transmitted in dental settings most often
through direct contact with blood, oral fluids or other
patient materials and indirect contact with contaminated
objects (e.g., instruments, equipment, or environmental
surfaces)
Infection Control in the dental practice focuses on
the use of sterilization procedures that will be able
to eliminate cross-infection from a dental professional
to a patient, from a patient to the dental professional
and between two patients.
At Madan Multi Specialty Dental Care Center we follow an international protocol
for infection control for the safety of our patients
and team members. The use of barriers such as gloves,
masks, instrument trays, tray covers, covers of the
working surfaces and light handles.
There are a range of instruments used in the dental
practice which are disposable and hence control cross-infection
inherently. Those which are meant for repeated use are
cleaned through a series of steps such as chemical cleaning,
biosonic cleaning, heat sterilization, using various
equipment and applicable cycles followed by proper handling
after sterilization.
Our patients are welcome to take a look at the sterilization
area and ask any pertinent questions that they may have
to safeguard their health interests. |
