Episode 9:

Today on Level Up Infection Prevention, Michelle Strange and India Chance are addressing dental unit waterlines! This is one of India and Michelle’s favorite topics! 

Episode Highlights: 

• Dental Unit Waterline Safety
• Lawsuits
• Municipal vs. self-contained water 
• Dead Leg
• Testing Logs

Quotes:

“People get the suction and waterline confused, with what you can use to disinfect” 

“A lot of states are looking to the case for guidance on their regulations to see how they are going to proceed” 

“It's not the municipal water that's bad, it's your lines” 

“If there is any possibility water can do through it you need to flush it and shock it. It's recommended you call the techs and have them cap it so you don’t have a dead leg” 

“If you have never tested you want to shock, and then you want to test” 

“If you fail three times in a row you should call a dental water lab” 

“You have to think about it as if you are the patient sitting in the chair at your practice” 

Resources and Links: 

OSHA: https://www.osha.gov

OSAP: https://www.osap.org 

Michelle Email: [email protected] 

India Email: [email protected]

A Tale of Two Hygienists: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com 

Learn to Prevent: https://www.learn2prevent.com