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When Suctions Don’t Suck: Preventing "Dental Office Down" Days with Proper Maintenance
Educational Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify daily, weekly, and monthly tasks that should be completed for proper upkeep of your dental vacuum system.
- Create standard operating procedures to ensure proper maintenance of your dental suction to prevent a slow or sluggish system.
- Identify the no-no's for dental vacuum and suction line maintenance.
- Describe the importance of backflow prevention during patient care.
Abstract
Prevent a "dental office down" day while ensuring your HVE tips reduce aerosols with proper dental evacuation maintenance. When suction or vacuum systems don't actually "suck," it is a more significant issue for the practice. Protecting the patients and the team from aerosols is essential to your infection control protocols. Many dental practitioners focus heavily on suction tips, particularly those that are comfortable to use, are budget-friendly, and are easy to handle—but properly maintaining the suction and evacuation system is much higher on the importance scale. If the system is not maintained correctly, it can mean the vacuum system doesn't work properly or at all, resulting in a "dental office down" day.
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Author Bio
Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH
Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH, brings over 20 years of experience to her numerous roles in dentistry. A graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina with a Bachelor's of Health Science and the University of Bridgeport with a Master's in Dental Hygiene Education, she focuses her career on expanding the knowledge of her colleagues in all aspects of health care. Her passion for dentistry and its connection to overall health extends to her community and global efforts.
Michelle was the co-founder and the FIRE and ENERGY that made the A Tale of Two Hygienists podcast. Currently, she is the owner of Level Up Infection Prevention, MichelleStrangeRDH, a key-opinion leader, writer, content creator, infection control consultant, and a practicing dental hygienist.
Michelle’s passion for dentistry extends to her community, where she volunteers frequently and participates in global missions.
In 2021, Michelle decided to sell everything, pack up a 12ft trailer, and live her dream traveling country, possibly the world. Michelle has her dental hygiene license in the many states she has been living in, making her one of the few roaming dental hygienists in the country. Michelle has adventurous spirit that is front and center these days.
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This free Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of Air Techniques. Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, Air Techniques. Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.
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