Protect Your Patients and Practice
Although the risk of infection due to contaminated dental water appears to be rare, the recent hospitalization of 57 children shows that dental waterline testing and disinfection should no longer be optional. Regardless of which waterline test and cleaner you decide to use, all dental offices should monitor microbiological quality of dental unit water regularly.
Implementing infection control compliance standards, including dental waterline maintenance, shouldn’t be complicated or time consuming. Discount Disposables can assist your office with educating, implementing and maintaining infection control compliance standards. We carry a line of waterline testing and treatment products designed to easily reduce harmful biofilm at a cost-effective price.
Make sure this NEVER happens in your office!
The ADA's "Statement on Dental Unit Waterlines" Recommends Regular Testing and Cleaning.
DENTAL WATERLINE TESTING
The only way to know what the CFU levels in your dental water lines are is use a dental waterline testing product to test the water coming out of the unit. Simple and inexpensive Dental Unit Waterline Testing methods to estimate the number of free-floating heterotrophic bacteria in dental unit water are available. A well-designed water quality indicator should be self-contained and easy to use in-office.
DENTAL WATERLINE CLEANERS
There are a wide variety of products available for dental waterline maintenance. Things to consider when determining which waterline cleaner to use are similar other areas of infection control in your office. You’ll need to consider things such as effectiveness, ease-of-use, and cost. Also, when waterlines are found to be contaminated, you’ll need 2 different types of cleaners: shock and maintenance.