Muchhala Dental adheres to the strictest sterilisation and infection protocols to achieve the highest level of patient safety.
Our Clinic used disposables wherever possible to avoid recontamination.
For instruments that need to be reprocessed we follow the following protocol-
Safe transfer of instruments to the dirty reprocessing areaCleaning of all visible grime, dirt, blood under warm soapy water
Ultrasonic or mechanical cleaning of instruments Ultrasonic cleaners are particularly useful for cleaning jointed instruments such as scissors, stainless steel syringes or those with serrated beaks such as artery and extraction forceps
Packaging- All critical instruments are carefully packaged and sealed before they go into the Autoclave
Autoclave- Bench top steam sterilisers (also called autoclaves) are the most reliable and efficient sterilising units for use in office based practice. We use a Class B Steriliser.
Storage- All sterile instruments are stored in a sterile environment and removed form the packaging in front of the patient.
Processes ensure good productivity and minimise the risk of error. Here is a simple but efficient 8 step sterilisation workflow by Tuttnauer followed by Dr Muchhala dental in order to provide a link between instruments used on a patient and a verified sterilization cycle:
STEP 1: Select instruments for next patient. Type or scan the different instrument bar coding related to the next patient and link them to the patient file.
STEP 2: Use and bring the utilised instruments back from the surgery.
STEP 3: Filter, throw and clean instruments depending on their type with an ultrasonic cleaner or an automatic cleaning and lubrication system.
STEP 4: Print bar coding stickers with the date, the autoclave designation and the load number. The number of stickers printed depends on the number of pouches sterilised in the same sterilisation cycle. You can use any label printer.
STEP 5: Stick the different bar coding on the pouches.
STEP 6: Scan all labels with the bar code reader that is plugged to your autoclave.
STEP 7: Process the sterilisation cycle.
STEP 8: Once the cycle has been completed, the autoclave will print a ticket with all necessary information : Date, Autoclave Reference, Bar Codes that was previously scanned, Load Number, and a statement for the successful cycle. Stock and file the ticket in your load book. If your autoclave doesn't have a printer, use the USB port available to do so.