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CORE CPD ALERT! 🚨
How dare I veer away from our beloved clinical topics to talk about… decontamination!?! 😱
Have you ever wondered how you should be disinfecting occlusal mirrors without getting them scratched?
Should we be using PTFE inside the pulp chamber if it’s not been autoclaved?
What are the most common decontamination mistakes that we make day in and day out that are so easy to fix?
In this episode, Jaz sits down with Decon Pete, the go-to expert for all things dental decontamination, to drive into the nitty-gritty of keeping your practice squeaky clean (and compliant!). He shares practical tips to make your decontamination process safer, smoother, and stress-free.
Common decon mistakes, PPE slip-ups, distilled vs. RO water, HTM guidelines vs. manufacturer guidelines - this episode will help you feel more confident in decontamination and up your infection control game.
How to reach Decon Pete:
Facebook group: IPC Support by Decon Pete - a private space for dental teams to ask decontamination-related questions.
Website for practice support and consulting: www.deconpete.co.uk
https://youtu.be/013WuXzWE3g
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The Protrusive Dental Pearl: Pete’s Expert Recommendation on Cleaning your Loupes
Ideally, loupes should be disinfected between every patient, but at the very least, at the end of each clinical session
Avoid submerging loupes in any liquid - instead, use distilled water and a microfiber cloth or cotton buds for frames and nose pads
For lenses, use 70% isopropyl alcohol wipes - no acetone or bleach!
If you’re using a visor with your loupes, you won’t need to clean them as often
Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below!
Key takeaways:
Decontamination is essential for patient safety in dental practices.
Using proper protective equipment is crucial for staff safety.
Transporting instruments safely is a key aspect of decontamination.
Manufacturer guidance should always take precedence over general guidelines.
Policies must be relevant to the specific practice.
Manufacturer's guidance should always be followed.
Disinfecting instruments is crucial for patient safety.
Water quality impacts the effectiveness of dental procedures.
Distilled water should be used quickly after opening.
Reverse osmosis water is more sustainable for practices.
Proper storage of instruments prevents contamination.
Highlights for this episode:00:00 – Intro03:52 – Protrusive Dental Pearl: Pete’s top tips for cleaning your loupes06:02 – Introducing Decon Pete: Pete’s background in dental decontamination12:40 – Manual cleaning and PPE errors17:51 – Washer Disinfector27:06 – Instrument Transportation30:08 – Guidance vs. Manufacturer Instruction36:05 – PTFE Tape: Sterilization and best practices41:06 – Occlusal Mirror Care48:18 – Distilled vs. RO Water56:37 – Water for Ceramics57:22 – Outro
This episode is eligible for 1 CE credit via the quiz on Protrusive Guidance.
This episode meets GDC outcomes B and C. This is a GDC Recommended CPD Topic - 5 Hours of Disinfection and Decontamination every 5 year Cycle.
AGD Subject Code: 550 Practice Management and Human Relations.
Dentists will be able to:
Identify common decontamination errors and implement strategies to enhance infection control standards
Appreciate the appropriate methods for cleaning and maintaining dental equipment
Apply best practices for instrument handling, including proper PPE use, safe transportation, and effective sterilisation protocols
If you loved this episode, be sure to check out this one: PDP018 (Don’t Get Sued)
Click below for full episode transcript:
Teaser: Manual cleaning instruments just with surgical gloves on. And I see so many practices doing that and it offers them no protection whatsoever. You don't need to use sterile gauze.
Teaser:If you've got sterile gauze in, great. But yeah, the cheaper way of doing it, just get non-sterile gauze, or you can use lint-free cloth. The two fundamental waters that we have to use within dentistry for everything is distilled or RO. And the only reasons why we are using those two types of water is because both of them are deemed good quality water. They've got no magnesium, nothing like that. And thirdly, they have no endotoxins in them.
Jaz's Introduction:Protruserati, I'd never thought I'd see the day that I'd be publishing an episode on decontamination. How dare I veer away from those beloved clinical topics to talk about decon? Well, in the UK as you know, it's a required topic. It's a recommended topic by the GDC. The problem is a topic like decon is violently boring until now.
I'm so pleased and proud to announce that Protrusive is going to reduce your CPD burden by recording and publishing episodes that are relevant to the recommended fields, but with a twist. Instead of those incredibly boring lectures that are used to in the field of decon, medical emergencies, and radiation protection, I'm actually gonna try my best to make it fun, to make it tangible in true Protrusive nature.
So now you can not only learn something, enjoy the conversation, I hope, but do a massive, big fat tick to the end of year CPD declaration so that by the end of your cycle, you complete your five hours of decon and your recommended hours for medical emergencies and radiation. So, all the good stuff will come soon.
This is core CPD, but not as you know it. It's gonna be different. It's gonna be hopefully enjoyable. The reason I think we've made it enjoyable is three reasons. Number one, I'm an inquisitive idiot. There are certain fields of dentistry, like implants, like decontamination that I literally know nothing about, and I am learning so much, and I'd love for you to be a fly on the wall and learn, because at the end of the day, sometimes when you are tuning into a conversation, like a podcast type conversation, you soak up and you learn so much more than just being talked at like in a webinar or in a lecture that you may be used to.
Number two, we don't just cover the usual how many degrees in autoclave we actually cover real world scenarios. For example, how to properly disinfect your mirrors without scratching them, or should we be using PTFE inside the pulp chamber if it's not been autoclaved. And what are the two most common mistakes that we are making day in, day out that are so easy to fix? Our guest Decon Pete is gonna answer all those questions.
And number three, Decon Pete, our guest today, he's super knowledgeable, but he's relatable. He's a human, he shows us human side, and he's just so knowledgeable and it was absolutely brilliant to chat with him. I'm so excited for you to listen to this episode and again, put that big fat tick next to CPD.
Now, hundreds of you are used to getting CPD from Protrusive, but understandably, many of you, this will be your first time. I welcome you. I'd love for you to join the Protrusive family. The way to get involved is www.protrusive.app. It's best to make your account on the web browser so you're not paying all your money to Apple.
And we Protrusive don't get anything. I'm just saying the truth. If you wanna actually support Protrusive, you go on the web browser www.protrusive.app, and you choose one of our paid plans, either Podcast CE only, so you get podcast CPD hours and CE credits, or you get access all areas through the Ultimate Education plan.
It is tax deductible, and I think it's the best value CPD going in the universe. Of course, I'm a little biased. But if you love these episodes, why not answer the quiz at the end of the episode and get your CPD. Also, once you make an account, you can download our native app on Android or iOS and join the nicest and geekiest dentist in the world.
I guarantee you, you'll sign up for the CPD, but you'll stay for the people and the friends that you'll meet on the Protrusive Guidance app. So if you are sick and tired of paying for CPD memberships that you never actually log into. Pick Protrusive 'cause this is the one that you use every single day.
Even one of our dentists, Megan recently said that she checks the app every day as though it's Instagram. So like I said, if you're paying for a subscription and not using it, what's the point? There is so much to learn on the Protrusive community and I'd love for you to join us. If you wanna get the Access All Areas plan, go to protrusive.co.uk/ultimate. That's protrusive.co.uk/ultimate. And we, the Protruserati, are excited to see you on the app.
Dental PearlThe Protrusive Dental Pearl I have for you is something from the community. You guys asked, what's the best way to clean your loops? Now, unfortunately, I ran out of time to ask him this question, but I called him up later and I said, Pete, we need to know the answer from you 'cause you are the expert.
And so this is how it goes. Firstly, how often should we be cleaning and disinfecting our loops? Well, technically, if you wanna aim for the highest level, you should be doing it between every single patient. That's right, every single time you use them. And every time you change a patient before, then you need to disinfect them, because very often there's aerosol that could be droplets.
So for that reason, they should be, ideally, he said, clean between every patient, but the very least for practicality reasons at the end of every clinical session. So I think it's out for judgment as well. Like if you're doing lots of aerosol based procedures, then I would just clean before the next patient.
But if it's checkups and there's not much aerosol produced, then at the end of the clinical session is practical. So how do you clean them all? Firstly, what you shouldn't do is ever submerge your loops in water, for example, like don't submerge them in any liquid that's gonna mess up your lens.
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