In any type of hospital or office, hygienic measures are very important, but even more so in a dental clinic, in order to avoid the risk of contagion of any disease. That is why patients and doctors must follow some hygiene rules when going to a dental clinic so as not to create any risk situation.
Hygiene measures by the patient
Basically, it can be said that there are three rules that patients must follow, among which the following stand out:
- If you suffer from the flu, you will have to cancel your appointment and reschedule until you have recovered in order to continue treatment.
- You should avoid going with cold sores (cold sores).
- During the clinical history, the patient must inform if he suffers from any contagious disease such as mumps, hepatitis, tuberculosis, etc. so that the dental clinic offers you the necessary treatment and care.
Hygiene measures in the dental clinic
For his part, the dentist (and his assistants), fundamentally, must take care of personal hygiene and the instruments used. So when caring for a patient, they should always wear gloves, a mask, a hat, protective glasses and a gown.
Once you have used the instruments in the medical clinic, you must immerse them in a sodium hypochlorite solution, with the main objective of removing organic and inorganic remains. The next step that the dental clinic staff has to carry out is to immerse it in disinfectant substances and wash it manually with a special brush.
After this, the last step will be to dry the material and pack it to classify it and introduce it to dry heat. All these measures taken in the dental clinic is reinforced security. Also, it is essential that you keep in mind that syringes, needles and scalpel blades only have to be used once and should be disposed of in a special container.
Nor should the dental clinic staff forget about the office furniture and floor. This must also be continuously disinfected in order to avoid the main diseases that can be spread in a dental office, among which herpes simplex stands out; hepatitis A, B and C; HIV, candidiasis, influenza, chickenpox, rubella, tuberculosis and mumps. That is why asepsis, sterilization and cleaning within the dental office will prevent the spread of these diseases.
What is clear is that dental appliances handled by dentists, hygienists or auxiliary personnel have significantly reduced their size. The internal parts of these transmitting or absorbing instruments are constantly shrinking and this complicates hygienic processes. That is why a combination of manual and mechanical work must be achieved.
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