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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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Good morning Kylie,
We have this issue and are going to be using the following bead cover under mask. Link attached
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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Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a policy or information that can provide guidance on how a dental practitioner/dental assistant could manage with a larger beard?
My instant thought is that a mask would struggle to fit over it, and with the likelihood of frequent and routine generation of aerosols – the beard would have to go. Are there hairnets or other resources that could work to support the health care worker to keep the beard, yet still manage the infection control risk?What if the beard is worn for cultural reasons? Does culture trump infection control?
Thanks a lot for considering this, I would value any insights.
Kylie
Kylie Robb
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Australian Dental Association NSW Branch
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