Cross contamination, isolation, and infection control are big concerns and not to be avoided in your dental practice, so wrap it and protect your equipment! Universal precautions are no longer the rule of the day. Nonetheless, barriers are still an effective method of protecting surfaces from contamination, as well as to protect your equipment.
Disinfectants and cleaners are a must for best practice, but using barriers are effective at preventing contamination of your equipment. Barriers provide a custom made fit for your equipment. When supply chains are disrupted the public scrambles, but luckily only dentists need barrier sleeves for air water syringes, X-ray heads, or set-up trays (for example).
One of the biggest advantages to using barriers is their effect on your equipment. Disinfectants have necessary harsh chemicals in order to effectively clean. Those chemicals eventually damage your equipment with prolonged use.
- Example: Something we see daily are lens shields for operatory exam lights. Because the lens shields consist of plastic, disinfectants break it down over time. This causes doctor's to replace them more frequently than you think.
- Example: Expensive digital sensors need to be wrapped and used with barrier sleeves (#29-011). Barriers prevent harsh chemicals from damaging your equipment.
Most equipment manufacturers have disclaimers against damage caused by use of disinfectants on their equipment. Use of barriers will not harm your expensive equipment. In fact, barriers protect your equipment from dust, dirt, and debris that cause harm. In addition they also protect you and your patients from cross contamination.
Wrap It and Protect Your Equipment!
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