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Good afternoon,
I wondered if anyone can offer any advice about best practice when sterilising dental burrs. These are very difficult to effectively decontaminate even if manufactured as multi-use. I am interested to know if most dental surgeries now use single-use burrs or if some areas still reprocess them until their dental surgeons suggest they are too blunt?Thank you
Ruth
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Hi Ruth,
All contra angled slow speed burs are single use and disposed of into sharps container at the end of each appointment.
High speed diamond and tungsten carbide burs are processed in the following manner:
1. Ultrasonic cleaner
2. Rinsed
3. Check under magnified illuminator
4. Washer/disinfector
5. Sterilised.
Kind regards
Michelle Lewis
Dental Clinic Assistant Infection Control
UWA Dental School/Oral Health Centre of WA
M512, 17 Monash Avenue, Nedlands WA 6009T: +61 8 6457 7637 E: michelle.lewis@uwa.edu.au
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Good afternoon,
I wondered if anyone can offer any advice about best practice when sterilising dental burrs. These are very difficult to effectively decontaminate – even if manufactured as multi-use. I am interested to know if most dental surgeries now use single-use burrs or if some areas still reprocess them until their dental surgeons suggest they are too blunt?Thank you
Ruth
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Ruth Barratt, PhD, MAdvPrac (Hons), RN, CICP-E
Infection Prevention and Control Consultant
Christchurch, New Zealand
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HI Ruth,
This has been A very contentious issue with me for a few years now. We use a mix of sterile single use and reprocess able. I would like to move to all presterile single use, but cost is always raised.Good luck
Kind regards
Michelle Callard
CNC IP SWSLHD> On 2 May 2022, at 3:51 pm, Ruth Barratt wrote:
>
> Good afternoon,
> I wondered if anyone can offer any advice about best practice when sterilising dental burrs. These are very difficult to effectively decontaminate even if manufactured as multi-use. I am interested to know if most dental surgeries now use single-use burrs or if some areas still reprocess them until their dental surgeons suggest they are too blunt?
>
> Thank you
>
> Ruth
>
> Ruth Barratt, PhD, MAdvPrac (Hons), RN, CICP-E
> Infection Prevention and Control Consultant
> Christchurch, New Zealand
> Tel (+64) 0212987888 | rannalong@gmail.com
>
>
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Ruth,
Royal Dental Hospital uses a mixture of single and multi-use, we use a huge number per day as a 142 chair, 3 DSU dental hospital.
Contact me directly for further information as it is dependent on the type of bur.Regards
WendyWendy Bacalja
Principal Nursing Officer
Infection Control Consultant – StatewideDental Health Services Victoria
oral health for better healthThe Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne
720 Swanston Street | Carlton | VIC 3053
T: 03 9341 1151 | M: 0401979497 | F: 03 9341 1234
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I wondered if anyone can offer any advice about best practice when sterilising dental burrs. These are very difficult to effectively decontaminate – even if manufactured as multi-use. I am interested to know if most dental surgeries now use single-use burrs or if some areas still reprocess them until their dental surgeons suggest they are too blunt?Thank you
Ruth
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