In this week’s episode of “Dental Assistant Talk with Megen Elliott”, Megen speaks with Emily Wold, a certified Dental Assistant in Minnesota, regarding her best practices surrounding operatory disinfection – a topic about which she is passionate.
Episode Highlights:
- The importance of infection control
- Emily’s experience with a situation where infection control was not done thoroughly
- Infection control protocols in place at Emily’s office
Quotes:
“Recently I’ve been noticing a lot of corners being cut, and a lot of overlooking things – not looking at a lot of things, I should say.”
“The doctor noticed, and the patient noticed, and it was really embarrassing for all of us. But it was also a big learning experience, and a big growing experience for all of us.”
“The area where the blood was missed was on a countertop.”
“Making sure that everybody is trained up to the same level too is probably extremely important.”
“Slow down, and pay attention. That’s all you have to do.”
“If somebody sees that you don’t have your barrier on, you will get talked to.”
“We want nothing but the best for our patients, and for ourselves, too.”
“If you can’t barrier it, then you have to be sterilizing it.”
“If we could see all of the saliva in the room, what would we be seeing?”
Links:
More Dental Assistant Talk Episodes: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentalassistanttalk/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
American Dental Assistants Association homepage: https://www.adaausa.org/
