STERILIZATION AND INFECTION CONTROL
Although our sterilization centre doesn't sound very exciting by itself,
we would love to show you ours. Its an ultra modern modular system
using cassettes and state of the art sterilizers. We maintain two
sterilizers; a LISA (ADEC, USA) and a STATIM (SCI-CAN, USA)
Infection control is a very important part of any health system. At
Pacific Spirit Dental, we take great pride in the level of infection control
we provide.
All instruments, including hand pieces (drills) are run through our state-of-the-art
SteriCentre. Using a cassette system, instruments are first run through
an industrial ultrasonicator, dried and then placed through one of our two
hospital-grade sterilizers. Using distilled water, our LISA (ADEC USA)
and our STATIM (SCICAN, USA) are top of the line and are constantly spore test
monitored to insure their effectiveness. There is no smell involved and
there are no chemicals to be flushed into the sewage system.
In addition to sterilization of instruments in our office, please take note
of other forms of infection control in our office. All chairs and light
handles are covered with barriers. During any procedure, we will only
touch those items with barriers. If we must touch other items, we will
simply de-glove and then re-glove in order to maintain optimal infection control. Keep
a mental note of how many gloves we go through!
Where ever available, we will use single dose disposable dental materials in order to
prevent any cross contamination. |