Dental

Dental department continues to deliver the services with kindness as per its motto. All procedures other than diagnosis and planning are done on appointment thus affording the patient ability to plan for his / her treatment and drastically reduces chances of waiting time at the hospital. Special attention is paid to our joining patients allowing them to acclimatize to the clinic before invasive procedures are performed. The Department is headed by a qualified team of dentists with a years of experience in both clinical practice and management of busy dental practices.

Aims and Objectives

The main objectives of the department are:

• State-of-the-art sterilization
• Provision of services in kind environment

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Department has following standard operating procedures (SOPs):

• The goal of implementing the correct decontamination / sterilization procedure is to eliminate the risk of transmission of blood borne pathogens from patient to patient and patient to health care worker
• The Infection Prevention / Control (IPC) / Safety Officer (Hygienist) for each dental clinic is responsible for training and monitoring the dental sterilization process.  If there is a breach in the sterilization process it is their responsibility to report this to the Dental Clinic Director and the Infection Prevention / Control Advisor for the Dental Department
• In the event of a breach in the sterilization process, the Clinic IPC / Safety Officer, the Dental Clinic Director, and the Infection Prevention / Control Advisor for the Dental Department will ensure the appropriate steps are taken to correct the situation
• Instruments / cassettes which need to be heat sterilized are to be transported from the dental operatory to the sterilization (instrument processing) area in the approved transport container
• Puncture resistant nitrile utility gloves and proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (including a laboratory coat, mask and safety glasses) must be worn when handling contaminated instruments and cassettes
• The debridement / decontamination process is to be completed immediately after the instruments / cassettes are brought to the sterilization area in order to reduce the risk of microorganisms becoming encapsulated on the instrument / cassette surfaces

Head of Department