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Info File Infection Control

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Infection Control Systems Overview
Infection control in dental practices is essential for the safety of patients and staff. Dentsply Sirona provides solutions for cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing dental instruments, ensuring high hygiene standards and thorough documentation.
Instrument Reprocessing Equipment
  • DAC Universal D and S: Machines that clean, lubricate, and disinfect or sterilize dental instruments in 15 to 21 minutes.
  • DAC Premium Plus E and Professional: Class B autoclaves for all sterilization items.
  • SiroSeal Premium and Professional: Devices for wrapping instruments for storage and transport.
Reprocessing Procedures
Instruments must be reprocessed after each patient treatment, including cleaning, disinfection, or sterilization. Machine reprocessing is preferred for reliability and safety, with all procedures documented in the hygiene plan.
Infection Control Cycle
The cycle includes flushing, disinfection, disposal of single-use instruments, cleaning, lubrication, sterilization, packaging, and documentation. Validation ensures process effectiveness and repeatability.
Reprocessing Methods
  • Machine Cleaning and Disinfection: Preferred method using water and thermal disinfection, complying with EN ISO 15883-1/-2 standards.
  • Manual Cleaning and Disinfection: Involves chemicals and is time-intensive, recommended only when machine reprocessing is not possible.
  • Semi-Manual Cleaning: Combines automated and manual steps.
Sterilizer Classification
  • Class B: Universal sterilization for wrapped and unwrapped items.
  • Class S: For medical devices, similar to Class B.
  • Class N: For unwrapped solid products only.
Advantages of DAC Universal Systems
These systems offer ease of use, cost-effectiveness, environmental friendliness, and legal certainty, ensuring full virucidal efficacy against various pathogens.
Validation and Maintenance
Validation involves installation, operational, and performance qualifications. Revalidation is required annually or after significant changes. Routine control tests and maintenance are essential for compliance and performance.
Process Documentation
Documentation can be done via printers, electronic systems, or USB data loggers, ensuring all sterilization and disinfection processes are recorded accurately.
Overview of Electronic Documentation Solutions
Dentsply Sirona recommends diosMP and Sego® for electronic batch and process documentation, ensuring safe, simple, and legally compliant operations in medical practices.
Specifications and Features
  • diosMP: A modular system for documentation and approval of reprocessing protocols, independent of device brands, with features like password-protected approvals and advanced electronic signatures.
  • Sego®: Offers automated documentation of reprocessing steps and device tests, supporting cross-platform use and providing reliable documentation for quality assurance.
Installation Requirements
  • DAC Universal: Requires specific connections for RS232, LAN, AC power, water supply, compressed air, and waste water. Installation should be in a well-ventilated area with adequate space for operation.
Device Comparison
The document compares various care and infection control devices, detailing cycle times, capacities, and connection requirements.
Advanced Features
  • DAC Premium Plus E: Features an XXL color-touch display, patented DRYtelligence® for efficient drying, and double-jacket technology for fast operation times.
  • SiroSeal: Offers high-performance sealing with features like LCD display, USB interfaces, and energy-saving modes, meeting ISO 11607-2 standards for process validation.
Conclusion
The document emphasizes the importance of reliable documentation and process management in medical practices, highlighting the benefits of using diosMP and Sego® systems for efficient and compliant operations.
Specifications for NitraDem Direct Connect 2
The system features three water outlets and can connect up to three devices simultaneously, ensuring water quality without storage loss. It requires a 20 μm water filter upstream of the DAC Universal.
Procedures
Details installation prerequisites for the DAC Universal, including electrical power supply, compressed air connection, and water tank capacity. Describes various cleaning and sterilization programs.
Norms and Standards
The NitraDem Direct Connect 2 complies with EN 1717 Category 5 for direct connection, ensuring safety and quality in water supply for infection control systems.
Recommendations
Use the NitraDem Direct Connect 2 to avoid cycle interruptions due to poor water quality. The infection control area should be divided into 'Dirty', 'Clean', and 'Storage' zones.
Market Overview
Comparison of various water treatment systems, highlighting the NitraDem Direct Connect 2 for its continuous water quality control and easy handling.
Technical Data
Technical data for the DAC Universal and related products, including dimensions, weight, and capacity. Lists accessories and installation kits available.
Accessories and Ordering Information
Comprehensive list of accessories, reference numbers, and installation kits for the DAC Universal and related products.
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Info File Infection Control Instrument reprocessing in the dental practice dentsplysirona.com

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Infection control systems for a high level of safety Infection control in dental practices is becoming even more important, and with such significance comes increased monitoring. Ensure all-round protection for yourself, your practice team and your patients by using instrument reprocessing with a high level of hygienic safety and comprehensive documentation options. Infection control solutions from Dentsply Sirona are suitable for the cleaning, care, disinfection and sterilization of dental instruments. Regardless of the design of your infection control workflows, we have the appropriate solution....

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Instrument reprocessing Straight and contra-angle handpieces, turbines, ultrasonic / sonic handpieces and tips, nozzles of multifunctional syringes and powder jet devices as well as powder jet handpieces place increased requirements on diligent reprocessing as a result of the narrow media channels and the angled interior spaces. Difficulty is increased by technological contaminations such as abrasion and oil residues in addition to typical contaminations from treatments such as blood, saliva, secretions and tissue. In principle, straight and contra- angle handpieces and turbines must be reprocessed...

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The infection control cycle in machine instrument reprocessing Instrument reprocessing methods Cleaning and disinfection It begins with correct hand hygiene and thorough disinfection of all patient-related surfaces. Emphasis is placed on the correct reprocessing of medical devices – an ever-present process. It affects all instruments that are brought into the reprocessing room after treatment. Such instruments are then put through comprehensive reprocessing consisting of cleaning, disinfection1 or sterilization2, wrapping – if necessary – and wrapped sterilization. The effectiveness and repeatability...

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DAC Universal D and DAC Universal S Advantages • Guided maintenance workflow Check & Clean • Low operating and consumption costs – no use of cleaning and disinfection chemicals and only up to 800 ml1 / 900 ml2 water consumption per cycle • Low investment costs in instruments thanks to cooling at the end of the process and therefore quick return to service Comply with infection control standards at the touch of a button and avoid cross contamination: Completely safe with DAC Universal. Your patients and employees can rely on this all-round protection and put their complete trust in the treatment...

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DAC Universal D – with disinfection Reprocessing of rotating instruments in a single cycle with the Program Blue Lid Fully automated reprocessing process DAC Universal D cleans, lubricates (if necessary) and disinfects* up to six straight and contra-angle handpieces and turbines in a fully automated process. Furthermore, ultrasonic / sonic handpieces and tips, nozzles of multifunctional syringes and powder jet devices as well as powder jet handpieces can be reprocessed at a very high level of hygienic safety in DAC Universal D. Lid variations Internal cleaning with cold water Fully automated...

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DAC Universal S – with sterilization Fully automated reprocessing process Reprocessing of rotating instruments in a single cycle with the Program Pink Lid DAC Universal S cleans, lubricates (if necessary) and sterilizes up to six straight and contra-angle handpieces and turbines in a fully automated process. Furthermore, ultrasonic / sonic handpieces and tips, nozzles of multifunctional syringes and powder jet devices as well as powder jet handpieces can be reprocessed at a very high level of hygienic safety in DAC Universal S. Lid variations Internal cleaning with cold water Fully automated...

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Information on the validation of DAC Universal D and DAC Universal S The following information is provided in line with the statutory requirements Validation is a process that tests the effectiveness and reproducibility of the reprocessing procedure. It is composed of installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ) and performance qualification (PQ). If the relevant authorities demand complete and comprehensive initial validation on-site in the practice, there are various dealers and service providers that offer such on-site validation services. Complete initial validation locally...

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Process documentation Process documentation enables complete verification of uccessful reprocessing. s Here, it is not only the process parameters that are stored electronically; compliance with the batch-specific parameters with chemical indicators is also documented. Electronic batch and process documentation, e.g., Charly, Dampsoft, diosMP, DOCma, Sego®, my:MPG REF. 65 43 172 Process documentation via USB stick Time, temperature, serial number and c orrect running of the sterilization / disinfection are documented. The data are stored digitally on the device on a data logger, e.g., diosMP...

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Requirements and information on installation Market overview of care and infection control devices Requirements on location: Place DAC Universal in a well-ventilated location on a flat, heat-resistant table top near to a power source. A compressed air connection of 5 to 8 bar flow pressure is required. The recommended minimum distance to the wall is 10 cm. Further, there must be enough space to enable DAC Universal to be opened upward. The total height of the open DAC Universal is 59 cm. The minimum height should be 70 cm in order to prevent possible injuries when opening the lid (risk of crushing)....

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DAC Premium Plus E: Highest standards easily achieved Patented DRYtelligence® High loading capacity All-round simplicity The intelligent system makes for the perfect drying results whilst shortening the drying time by up to 80%. The mount for eight trays allows efficient use of the maximum load of up to 9 kg. Patented double-jacket technology XXL color-touch display Documentation and approval is performed quickly, safely and paper-free directly on the display of the autoclave. With the extra-large color touch display, the appearance of the DAC Premium Plus E autoclave also makes it stand out...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.