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Decon Pete discusses the importance of in-practice training and encouraging good infection control. As a core CPD subject, decontamination and infection control is an area that is always at the forefront of the minds of decontamination leads. Every practice has a duty of care to ensure those responsible remain up to date with regulations and…
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This month Decon Pete takes a look at the testing and validation protocols for washer disinfectors and autoclaves. The testing protocols for washer disinfectors fall into three main categories; weekly, quarterly and annual tests. A weekly protein residue test should be carried out on one of the instruments that has been through the WD cycle.…
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Pete Gibbons – also known as Decon Pete – talks about growing his own food and what it’s like being a trained chef. Please introduce yourself? My name is Pete Gibbons, and I am the owner of PG Independent Dental Consultancy AKA Decon Pete. I have been working in the dental industry for more than…
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Within dentistry, water quality is an extremely important element that needs maintaining to reduce any potential pathogen risk, Pete explains Water is used within instrument cleaning, washer disinfector fill, ultrasonic fill, manual cleaning sink fill, rinsing, dental waterlines (DUWL), autoclaves and drinking. We can sometimes overlook the necessity to maintain. There are many different types…
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Manual cleaning versus automatic cleaning – Pete explains why now is the time to make the leap to using washer disinfectors. As a key part of dental infection control policy, the cleaning and sterilisation of dental instruments remains the cornerstone of practice compliance. In the UK, local regulations provide guidance as to which cleaning methods…
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This month Pete looks at how making small changes to the dental instruments we use can help reduce the amount of aerosols produced and therefore the fallow time. In last month’s article we discussed air changes per hour (ACH) and how this can influence the overall fallow time between patients. The aim for all dental…
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Introducing Decon Pete who will discuss everything dental practices need to know about disinfection and decontamination. In his first column, Pete discusses ACH and its importance to dentistry. Who would ever have imagined as we were all singing Auld Lang Syne at the end of 2019, welcoming in a new year, that 2020 would be…
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Pete Gibbons explains why correct magnification and working with loupes is so essential in a post-COVID dental practice. Being able to see the oral cavity in full focus is essential for diagnostics and treatment. This is why loupes, lights and microscopes are some of the most important tools in the dental professional’s armoury. In the…
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