Infection Control at Dental Clinics

Infection control is an extremely important issue in the field of healthcare in general and dentistry in particular. In addition to providing quality dental care services, protecting our customers from infectious agents is also something that we at Herident Dental always prioritize.

● What is dental infection control?

Infection control is a set of practices aimed at preventing and reducing the risk of cross-infection from: customers to healthcare workers, healthcare workers to customers, and customers to customers. These measures are implemented before, during, and after customers receive services with the aim of ensuring customer safety.

● Why is infection control important for patients and dental practices?

The medical examination and treatment process can transmit pathogenic microorganisms between patients and healthcare workers. Dental procedures often involve sharp instruments, blood, and saliva, which can transmit diseases such as hepatitis B and C, HIV.

Dental surfaces and equipment can harbor infectious agents. Therefore, it is very important to clean and disinfect all equipment and surfaces regularly.

● Some methods to helps in infection control

– Hand hygiene: Wash hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer before and after each customer contact and after touching surfaces or objects that may be contaminated.

– Use personal protective equipment such as gloves, masks, eye protection, and gowns when performing dental procedures that may generate splashes of blood, saliva, or other bodily fluids.

– Sterilization and disinfection: Clean and sterilize reusable dental instruments and equipment, and disinfect surfaces and equipment that may come into contact with patients or their bodily fluids.

– Waste management: Sort, store, transport, and dispose of dental waste in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of the Ministry of Health.

● Infection control measures at Herident Dental Clinic.

At Herident Dental Clinic, we not only strictly adhere to the KSNK standards set by the Ministry of Health, but we also go above and beyond to ensure the safety of all our patients, regardless of the service they receive, whether it be a consultation or a complex procedure.

– Sterilization room for processing instruments in a separate area, equipped with the most modern machinery and equipment for sterilizing instruments.

– Each customer uses a separate sterile packaging kit.

– Herident implements procedures for cleaning surfaces and equipment in treatment rooms. All equipment is disinfected daily and after each treatment procedure.

– Herident medical staff adhere to preventive measures such as hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, and proper sorting of medical waste.

– Herident also continuously updates and trains its medical staff on infection control knowledge.

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With the slogan “Working from the heart and with dedication, the customer is at the center,” Herident's experienced and continuously learning medical staff have been implementing infection control measures in a systematic and rigorous manner to ensure absolute safety for customers visiting Herident.