Dental Office Sterilization Checklist
Dental Office Sterilization Checklist
- Administrative
- Training
- Education & Training
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Sharps
- Injections
- Office / Facility
- Entrance
- Patient Reception Area
- Reception Desk/Business Area
- Rest Rooms – Patient and Staff
- Staff Lounge
- Clinical Areas
- Treatment Rooms
- Water lines
- Lab
- Sterilization Lab
- In – Office Lab
- Off Premises Lab
- HVAC
- Waste
Administrative
Put all of the following on the calendar. It has been shown that if it is not scheduled on your calendar, it is less likely to get done.
❏ Annual – Review and update “Standard Operating Procedures” (SOP) Manual
❏ Annual – Staff “Infection Prevention Training & Testing”.
❏ Annual – Review of written infection prevention policies, procedures and protocols.
❏ Annual – Current immunizations and vaccinations up to date for all staff members.
❏ Follow CDC Guidelines
❏ Annual – Assign at least one person responsibility for coordination of the program.
❏ Annual – Review Office System for detection and management of potentially infected Person. Referral protocol in place
❏ Annual – job/task specific training completed.
❏ Annual – Training records and files up to date for state or federal requirements
❏ Quarterly – Heating Ventilating Air Conditioning (HVAC) Inspection and Servicing. Filters and Ultra Violet Bulbs changed as needed
❏ As Needed – New or temporary employee training
❏ As Need – Office Cleaning Personnel properly trained in safe cleaning and disinfecting procedures.
Daily Checklist
❏ COVID: Temperature taken for all patients and employees
❏ COVID: Symptom Screening
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
❏ Proper fit and wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by all staff members
❏ Proper inventory of PPE
Entrance/Exit Doors
❏ Entrance/Exit Doors properly disinfected.
❏ Hand Scrub Dispensers working and filled by Entrance/Exit Doors
❏ Hand wipes available at Entrance/Exit Doors
❏ Trash receptacle at Entrance/Exit Doors
Patient Reception Area
❏ Chairs/Furniture properly disinfected
❏ Hand Scrub Dispensers filled and working
❏ Hand Wipes available
❏ Trash Receptacles available
❏ Keyboards and iPads/Tablets properly disinfected
❏ Remote controls properly disinfected
❏ No food or drinks in the area
❏ No trash or debris in the reception area. Floors Clean
Reception Desk/Business Area
❏ Keyboards, phones, copy machines and office equipment properly disinfected
❏ Chairs/Furniture properly disinfected
❏ Hand Scrub Dispensers filled and working
❏ Hand Wipes available
❏ Trash Receptacles available
❏ No food or drinks in the area
❏ Floors clean
❏ If office has water dispensing machines they need to be cleaned and maintained
Clinical Areas
❏ Floors, walls, work surfaces and sinks clean and properly disinfected before and after treatment
❏ Trash receptacles clean, disinfected and not overflowing
❏ Water lines properly cleaned and disinfected
❏ Treatment Room water filters cleaned and maintained. Ultrasonic Scalers have filters that need to be maintained.
❏ Vacuum lines cleaned, disinfected and working properly
❏ Vacuum strength checked using vacuum gauge
❏ Dental Chairs – patients and clinicians – Disinfected and properly covered including controls for operating chairs.
❏ Properly covered/wrapped equipment
❏ Bonding lights
❏ Intraoral Cameras
❏ Suctions – HVE, Saliva Ejectors
❏ Water Syringes
❏ Extraoral Lighting Handles
❏ Electrosurges/Lasers
❏ Sharps Containers not overflowing
❏ All syringes properly recapped after injections
❏ All needles properly disposed
❏ All scalpels properly handled. Blades properly removed and disposed of in Sharps Containers
❏ CAD/CAM (CEREC etc.) Scanning Units properly cleaned and disinfected between all patients
❏ X-rays – properly cleaned, disinfected and sheathed
❏ Intraoral X-ray heads
❏ Panoramic/3D Cone Beams
❏ Handheld X-rays
❏ Sensors
❏ Lead Aprons
❏ Extraoral Suction Machines working properly and being maintained properly
❏ Waste from Extraoral Suction Machines properly handled and disposed of
❏ Treatment Rooms Air Filters being maintained and working properly
In – Office Lab
❏ All impressions properly cleaned, disinfected and handled with gloves
❏ Lab Work (Crowns, Dentures etc) properly cleaned, disinfected and stored to insure cleanliness.
❏ People working in lab wearing proper PPE: gloves, gowns, masks and eye protection
❏ No food or drink in lab
❏ Floors, walls, work surfaces sinks clean and properly disinfected
❏ Lab Burs and Lab Handpieces properly cleaned, disinfected and sterilized
❏ Lab knives and instruments properly cleaned, disinfected and sterilized
❏ Lathes and polishing hoods properly cleaned and disinfected
❏ Lathe burs properly cleaned, disinfected and sterilized
❏ Vacuum, air and water lines properly disinfected
❏ Air Filters properly cleaned and maintained
❏ CAD/CAM (CEREC) milling equipment properly cleaned, disinfected and maintained
❏ Trash receptacles clean, disinfected and not overflowing
❏ Buff Wheels being properly cleaned and disinfected if being used for more than 1 patient. Ideally singe use Buff Wheels being used.
❏ Pumice, plasters, polishing compounds properly handled to avoid cross contamination
Off Premises Lab
❏ Impressions and Lab Work properly disinfected and packaged
Rest Rooms
❏ Touch Free Soap Dispensers adequately filled
❏ Touch Free Hand Wipes
❏ Touch Free Faucets working properly
❏ Hand Sanitizing Dispensers properly maintained and filled
❏ Trash Receptacles cleaned, disinfected and not overflowing
❏ Mirrors, Faucet and Sinks spotlessly clean
❏ Toilet paper
Staff Lounge
❏ Touch Free Soap Dispensers adequately filled
❏ Touch Free Hand Wipes
❏ Touch Free Faucets working properly
❏ Hand Sanitizing Dispensers properly maintained and filled
❏ Trash Receptacles cleaned, disinfected and not overflowing
❏ Mirrors, Faucet and Sinks spotlessly clean
Waste
❏ Sharps and Bio-Hazardous properly disposed of (Regulated Waste) with proper logging.
❏ Trash, Sharps and Bio-Hazardous materials handled with gloves, masks, gowns, eye protection and properly disposed
