STERILIZATION

We’d like to describe just a few of the precautions we follow in our practice in terms of infection control:

• All dental staff involved in patient care scrub their hands before each and every patient and use appropriate protective garb such as gloves, masks, gowns, and eyewear.
• A new set of gloves are used for each patient.
• Before you enter the examining room, all surfaces, such as the dental chair, instrument tray, dental light, drawer handles. and countertops, have been cleaned and decontaminated.
• Non-disposable dental instruments are cleaned and sterilized between patients.
• We sterilize instruments using an autoclave that involves steam under pressure.
• Disposable items like needles or gauze are placed in special bags or containers for special, monitored disposal.

Your well-being is important to us which is why we follow stringent infection control procedures and comply with all state regulations for the protection of patients.