Our office strictly meets or exceeds the safety and sterilization guidelines recommended by the American Dental Association, Canadian Dental Association, Centers for Disease control and OSHA. We constantly upgrade our infection control techniques by attending frequent courses to insure your safety and peace of mind. Some of the techniques we employ include:

• Gloves and masks are worn to prevent transmission of disease between you and the staff. Gloves are discarded after each use.
• Many items are single-use and are disposed of after each patient. This includes all needles, saliva ejectors(the plastic tips on the suction tube which are placed in the mouth to remove saliva), and rubber cups.
• All hand-pieces (drills) and burs (drill bits) are steam sterilized after each use, which kills infectious bacteria and viruses.
• All instruments capable of withstanding high heat are steam-sterilized.
• All items not capable of withstanding high heat are disinfected in a chemical solution formulated to kill infectious bacteria and viruses.
• All surfaces are disinfected with a chemical solution formulated to kill infectious bacteria, spores, and viruses
• Steam sterilizers are tested weekly to insure that they are working properly
• Filtered water is used to supply the dental hand-pieces and air/water syringes.