Approx reading time: 1 minute, 44 secondsThe cleaning and disinfection of health centers and establishments has always been essential.In dental clinics, asepsis is even stricter.It treats the oral health of people and is one of the main gateways to infections.Following, a series of rules based on the action protocols set by the General Council of Dentists of Spain.Before the patient goes to the cabinet to perform their dental treatment, all surfaces that may have been contaminated are cleaned, either by direct contact or by their own salivation.With each patient, the dental chair, the countertops, the doors and all the instruments used are cleaned with a disinfectant whose base chemical compound is glutaraldehyde.Depending on the treatment to be carried out, one type of instrument or another is used and therefore they need to be subjected to different processes, all of them equally effective in Malaga dental clinic.In dentistry there are two ranges of materials: ones for single use that are discarded after finishing each patient, such as cups, bibs, vacuum cleaners... and the other range of materials that can be sterilized.Of the disposable materials used there are some that are called sharp or sharp.Said materials, once used, are thrown into a specific container and this is removed by a specific company for its correct destruction.Sterilized instruments are those in which the elimination of any form of life is ensured to avoid infections.To confirm that the sterilization cycle of the machines used for this task, called autoclaves, has been successfully completed, chemical tests are introduced into each sterilization bag that determine their correct sterilization with their color change.In addition, spore tests are carried out weekly in the autoclave to confirm its proper functioning.When taking dental impressions, whether with alginates or silicones, they are subjected to a correct disinfection process in order to guarantee laboratory professionals a risk-free job.In the same way, once the work is finished by the laboratory and it is received in the clinic, it is subjected to a new disinfection before it reaches the patient's mouth to carry out its treatment.At the end of each working day, a more complete asepsis is carried out.Liquids are used that pass through the suction system of each dental unit for proper disinfection.The liquids in which we pour the instruments daily are eliminated for subsequent sterilization and can be renewed the next day.Before sterilizing the instruments, we disinfect, dry and bag them for proper sterilization.With the incorporation of Covid-19 into our lives, we had to adapt to the new asepsis and disinfection measures in the cabinet and to the new action protocols.In Rincón dental, the new regulations have been reacted with total peace of mind, since all those “new” measures adopted by the General Council of Dentists of Spain had already been applied previously.This website uses cookies so that you have the best user experience.If you continue browsing you are giving your consent for the acceptance of the aforementioned cookies and the acceptance of our cookies policy, click the link for more information.plugin cookies