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Maintaining Quality of The Dental Unit Water System
Maintaining Quality of The Dental Unit Water System
Patient’s mouth
Components
A)Daily Regime
Remove IWR and discard residual water after the last
patient of the day
Wash IWR with biocides
Invert empty bottle to store
Replace IWR each morning
Refill only with distilled water
Flush all lines(without attachments) with distilled water
for 1 minute each morning before first patient.
Prepare Fresh Biocides
Remove IWR and Discard Residual
Water
Replace IWR and Air Purge All
Waterlines
Fill IWR to the Top with Biocides
Load All Lines with Biocides
Remove IWR and Discard, Rinse with
Copious of Water
Replace IWR and Air Purge
Fill IWR with 500 ml Distilled Water
and Flush All Lines
Air Purge till No Trace of Water on
Glove
Dental Devices
Handpiece
Insert handpiece and flush for one minute at the start
of the day
Flush for a minimum of 30 seconds after each patient
Wipe handpiece with alcohol after each patient
Remove handpiece and sterilise (preferably in
pouches in a vacuum autoclave)
Triple Syringe
Attach/ Insert scaler and flush for one minute at the start of the
day
Remove scaler tip after every patient
Clean and sterilise scaler tip
Flush scaler handpiece for a minimum of 30 seconds after each
patient
Wipe scaler handpiece with alcohol after each patient
Remove and sterilise scaler handpiece after the last patient(
preferably in pouches in vacuum autoclave)
Remove and sterilise scaler handpiece after each patient if
possible
Dental Suction System
Saliva Ejector
Sediakan biocides