Many of you have heard about the recent finding that a dental office in Oklahoma was not sterilizing his instruments properly, so I wanted to take a moment to assure my patients about Smile Station Dental's sterilization protocols.
Few people know that my wife has a master's degree in microbiology and she uses her knowledge to ensure that we take every precaution necessary to eliminate chances of cross-contamination. All instruments, including handpieces, are washed, wrapped in sterilization paper and then sterilized using steam autoclaves. The sterile cassette is stored wrapped and is not opened until the patient is in the chair for the procedure, assuring the sterility of the instruments to be used on that particular patient. Additionally, many surfaces are covered with a barrier that is changed between patients. Other surfaces are disinfected between patients to prevent cross-contamination. Each of these steps is taken to ensure your safety.
Smile Station Dental goes one step further than most offices by employing a water filtration system that filters all water going to the waterlines that go to every operatory. This filtration eliminates the bacteria called biofilm that can be cultivated in unclean waterlines. Although this is not a compulsory requirement by law, Smile Station Dental takes this precaution as another way of protecting patients from any concerns they may have at the dental office. For more information on waterlines in the dental unit, read the blog post here.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/29/health/oklahoma-dental-warning
R. Eric Emery, DDS
Smile Station Dental
2901 Dougherty Ferry Rd, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63122
(314)805-3696
smilestationdental.com
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