Covid-19 has changed our lives. Especially for dentists and dental professionals. It is difficult to work in these conditions and hygiene is even more important now than it was before. Let’s take a look at the important steps for disinfecting your clinic and your dental chair and how to avoid cross-contamination.

Basic rules of personal hygiene:

Very basic but we repeat it anyway: Keep your hands clean and disinfected, avoid touching your face and cough in your elbow.

Protection of individual equipment:

Use single-use protective clothing to avoid infection by bacteria and viruses that stays on your clothing:

Disposable hats

Protective gowns with long sleeves

Latex gloves (change them every 15-20 minutes, and between every patient).

Use a diferent mask for every patient and throw it away when after use.

Always wear protective glasses, since the eyes are an easy way for any virus to enter.

Protect your clinic the better possible:

Keep all surfaces in your clinic clean and disinfected and use a protector to put over the dental chair…

Immerse instruments in disinfectant immediately after use (check that the disinfectant is efficient and does not damage the material.

The material must always remain submerged to avoid contact with contaminated aerosols. Whenever possible, use an ultrasound tank with a lid Avoid that the instruments come into contact with the aerosols present in the environment during handling.

Make sure all instruments are dried properly

Chair cleaning: always disinfect the parts that can be contaminated. The manufacturer of the chair or of the upholstery can tell you which products to use. It is recommended to use a chair protector, reusable or single use, to facilitate and avoid contagion due to lack of cleaning.

Use bleach or a strong disinfectant for the floor and the furniture if possible.

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