Dental Infection Control — Instrument Reprocessing and Waterline Checklist
Between every patient, every day, every week. The steps that make a dental chair safe, from the CDC summary
What it is
Dental infection-control routines: between-patient chair turnover, instrument reprocessing (clean, package, sterilise, monitor, store), autoclave monitoring, dental unit waterline treatment and testing, and the weekly and monthly records.
Where to use it
Every dental surgery and the sterilisation area; the logs kept for two years. Evidence for: Ambulatory dental endorsement — infection control; Standard 3 — sterilisation. Evidence for: Ambulatory dental endorsement — infection control; Standard 3 — sterilisation. Evidence for: Ambulatory dental endorsement — infection control; Standard 3 — sterilisation. Evidence for: Ambulatory dental endorsement — infection control; Standard 3 — sterilisation.
Translate and adapt
English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.
The same code is printed on the tool itself. Scan it in any facility to reach this page.
Same-Day Access and Triage — Reception Protocol
Minor Procedure Safety Checklist — Clinic and Dental
Clinic Emergency Box — Contents and Monthly Check
Referral Letter Template and Referral Tracking Log
Consent for a Clinic or Dental Procedure — Form and Record
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