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Infection Control Procedures in Dentistry Part II Asma’a Al-Ekrish
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Aseptic Technique Clean, sterile, and disinfected materials should not contact contaminated material and vice versa.
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Processing of Instruments
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Instruments must be cleaned well before sterilization
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Instruments Clean gross deposits of materials or tissues with gauze soaked in holding solution. Soak instruments in holding solution & Burs, Barbed Broaches and Files
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Holding Solution 1.Prevents tissues, fluids, and debris from drying. 2.Reduces the amount of viable micro-organisms during cleaning. Instruments & Burs, Barbed Broaches and Files
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BiB Forte should be prepared fresh daily by diluting 50 ml / 1 litre Instruments & Burs, Barbed Broaches and Files Holding Solution
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1.Alcohol alone not effective for biological debris. 2.Gluteraldehyde effective but toxic. 3.Sodiumhypocloride (Clorox © ) corrosive. Instruments & Burs, Barbed Broaches and Files Holding Solution
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Scrub with brush under running water. Washing instrumentsWashing hands Two sinks Heavy duty gloves to protect from sharp injury Instruments & Burs, Barbed Broaches and Files
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Ultrasonic cleaners 1.Reduce chances of hand injury. 2.Reduce splatter in environment 3.More effective in cleaning small crevices Instruments & Burs, Barbed Broaches and Files
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Rinse disinfectants from instruments well before packaging. Residue of disinfectant on instruments may cause damage upon autoclaving. Instruments & Burs, Barbed Broaches and Files
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Hand-pieces 1- Flush hand-piece into container for 30 seconds 2- Lubricate hand-piece 3- Reattach hand- piece and spray excess oil out by air only 4- Wipe clean 5- place in envelope
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Hand-pieces IMPORTANT To prevent damage to the hand-pieces: Always keep bur inside hand-piece when flushing it.
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DO NOT PLACE HAND-PIECES IN WATER Hand-pieces
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Heat sealingAuto-sealingSealing tape Packaging & sealing
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Double fold then tape along the edge Packaging & sealing
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Chemical indicator Changes color after entering the autoclave Packaging & sealing
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Infection Control in Prosthodontics
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The ADA recommends chemical disinfection of all impressions and dental prostheses. An acceptable disinfectant is sodium hypochlorite (Clorox © ) in a 1:10 dilution.
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Rinse thoroughly Rinse under water 15 seconds Immerse in disinfectant 10 minutes ( keep covered or place inside bag) Impressions
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dipped or sprayed When working with alginate, if accuracy is extremely important… covered with damp paper towel for ten minutes Rinse Impressions Rinse-spray-rinse Rinse
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Most fixed and removable prostheses may be processed by rinse- spray-rinse. Unglazed porcelain should not be disinfected. The glazing process will sterilize it. Prostheses
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Prostheses which have been worn by the patient and have gross deposits must be cleaned well before disinfection. Acrylic has tiny porosities which may harbor bacteria. Prostheses
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Bite registration Wax rims Custom trays Rinse-spray-rinse Other Items
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Casts If disinfection of a cast is indicated, immerse for 10 minutes or spray until wet and leave for 10 minutes. Cast should be fully set (at least 24 hours) before disinfection.
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Other Prosthodontic Items Autoclave Articulators Face-bows Wooden-handled spatulas Torches Rubber mixing bowls Shade-guides Face-bow forks Metal impression trays All-metal spatulas s.s. bowls Heat Stable Items Clean and Disinfect Non-Heat Stable Items
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Disposable plastic impression trays which cannot be autoclaved should not be reused between patients.
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Infection Control During Radiograph Making
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Spread of Contamination
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Protect Film Packet Remove film packet avoiding contamination of the film. Cover film with plastic barrier Handle clean film with new gloves.
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Infection Control During Radiograph Making Barrier Protection Regloving Two- Person Technique
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Barrier Protection Cover all surfaces which will be touched with plastic barrier. Barrier should be changed between each patients
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6- discard dirty gloves and outer film wrapping. 5- Remove film from wrapper. Re-gloving Technique 1- Position film in patient’s mouth 2- Change gloves 3- adjust x-ray tube and controls with clean gloves 4- Remove the film from the mouth
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Two- Person Technique One person placing film in patient’s mouth Another person wearing clean gloves adjusting x-ray tube and control The person with the dirty gloves then removes the film from the packet without contaminating the film
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Digital Radiography Sensor (placed in patient’s mouth) Keyboard X-ray tube head Control
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Caution: If disinfection of x-ray equipment is required due to unintended contamination, care must be taken to avoid spraying x-ray head and electrical controls
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Thank You Any questions ?
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