GAP Australasian Dentist Mar Apr 2020

Category 42 Austràlàsiàn Dentist Q Are there any issues with dropping white tablets into the bottle attached to the chair without wearing gloves? à àhere are issues. àf it is done without gloves, that can contaminate the system with organisms from the skin. As a matter of fact, there is a need for a hygiene protocol around the chair bottle. àinsing and cleaning them, and leaving them to dry overnight will prevent from the regrowth of microorganisms. àt is very important to carefully read and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Often surgeries use a tablet system, but the staff completely ignores the instructions which indicate the need for a shock treatment and a follow up water test. àome staff do not realise that by putting a tablet into the bottle, they are not following just one of several instruction steps – and because of missing the others they end up with a non-compliant system. Q If the dental unit is plumbed into the mains, how does one perform a shock treatment? à àome chairs come with internal dosing bottles, while others have external bottles attached to them. àf the dental unit does not have a bottle, a retrofit to add one on is normally easy to do. Ask your service technician about it. àhis very simple addition will allow you to use chemical additives for daily disinfection, as well as chemical agents for periodic shock treatment. u of time. àometimes the best solution is to combine the best and most effective agents, and put them together to achieve optimal efficacy and stability. Q Are we going to see some changes in terms of water testing in the new ADA guidelines? à àhe ADA guidelines are based on evidence. When they are reviewed and updated, we take the latest studies and research into consideration. àhere has been a lot of recent evidence around the problems from bacteria in waterlines. àn ADA publications and webinars over recent years, we have been recommending that dental surgeries start water testing on a regular basis. àf they find out that the bacterial levels are higher than those recommended by the ADA, they will have to intervene with a shock treatment, and retest the water again. àn the new ADA guidelines, there is more information about this approach of water testing, shock treatment and retesting. àhis is an important addition to the recommendations in Australia, with a level of detail not found in previous editions. à altà & wellàeàng CLINICAL EXCELLENCE IN EACH OPERATING STEP Core build-up and post cementation material Self-curing resin for temporary crowns and bridges Self-etching and self-adhesive permanent resin cement ASK FOR YOUR FREE SAMPLE Contact ORIEN DENTAL SUPPLIES . Phone : 1300 880 711 / E-mail : sales@orien.com.au DENTOCORE TOTALCEM DENTOCROWN Universal composite Glass fiber post Encart_180x128.indd 1 24/07/2019 17:14 Professor Laurence Walsh AO Laurie is a clinically active specialist in special needs dentistry who is based at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. His research group members have undertaken extensive research in infection control and clinical microbiology, and Laurie has been teaching these subjects for over 25 years at postgraduate level, including as chief examiner in microbiology for the RACDS for the past 20 years. He has presented invited courses and lectures on infection control across Australia and internationally. Laurie has written well over 60 articles on infection control in ADA publications and in addition published over 320 journal papers and a further 190 technical reports and literature reviews. He has served on the ADA Infection Control Committee since 1998, including six years as a former chair. He has contributed extensively to the development of infection control guidelines in Australia.