{"id":626,"date":"2020-05-08T22:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T22:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilebydesignva.com\/blog\/?p=626"},"modified":"2020-06-22T22:31:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T22:31:22","slug":"4-critical-steps-your-dentist-follows-to-clean-their-instruments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilebydesignva.com\/blog\/4-critical-steps-your-dentist-follows-to-clean-their-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Critical Steps Your Dentist Follows to Clean Their Instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Amid a pandemic, concerns that likely would\u2019ve never crossed your mind are now a top priority. Since the fight against germs, bacteria, and viruses is more important now than ever, understanding the lengths your dentist takes to keep their instruments sterilized can relieve anxiety around your upcoming appointment. Your dentist in Virginia Beach<\/a> shares four critical steps they follow to clean their instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Designated Space for Cleaning Equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In order to meet infection control guidelines, your dentist must limit the potential for cross contamination. Therefore, tools that need to go through the extensive cleaning process must be taken to a designated space for sterilization. If this protocol set forth by the American Dental Association is breached, then newly cleaned tools can quickly become contaminated from the exposure to the used ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proper Transfer of Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before the contaminated equipment even gets to the sterilization room, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration outline these specific measures that need to be taken:<\/p>\n\n\n\n