This course focuses on Instrument Decontamination and Transportation Guidelines for dental professionals, covering topics such as:
- Decontamination cycle and transportation guidelines for non-single-use instruments
- Guidelines for safe transportation using leak-proof transport boxes, with clear identification and labelling
- Guidelines for using pre-soaking solutions, contaminated instrument storage, and handpiece removal
- Guidelines for documenting and transporting contaminated instruments with consignment notes on public highways
- Guidelines for safe transportation of sterilised instruments, including pouching/separation and alternative methods
- Cleaning and disinfecting transportation boxes, with recommended methods and avoiding bleach
- Handling PPE, dirty boxes, and X-ray films during transportation
By completing this course, dental professionals will learn best practices for instrument decontamination and transportation, ensuring the safety of both staff and patients. They will be able to implement guidelines for safe transportation, use pre-soaking solutions and contamination storage, and properly document and transport contaminated and sterilised instruments. Additionally, they will learn how to clean and disinfect transportation boxes and handle PPE and X-ray films during transportation.
