Below is our new sanitation policy that provides a few of the CDC guidelines, explains how we will help you with case sanitation, and includes the changes we’ve made to deliver a more sanitized crown to you.
McTech Dental Lab has changed our Rx forms to include a section to mark what materials are included with each case as well as the sanitation method used for each material. We have created this record of sanitation based on the recommendations stated in the CDC MMWR Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings — 2003. We will scan and attach this document to patient records that McTech and the client practice can access at any time.
Please note that not performing any kind of disinfection prior to sending it to us is not a selectable option.
As stated in CDC MMWR Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings — 2003, sanitation should take place “as soon as possible after removal from the patient’s mouth before drying of blood or other bioburden can occur”. For this reason, we are asking that your practice provide sanitation measures.
McTech will make appropriate sanitary bags available for each case, as a courtesy for the submission of your case to McTech Dental Lab. Please let us know when you require these materials. This does not constitute an endorsement to send any items to us not disinfected.
All items must be put into the provided bags. All paper documents such as the paper Rx must be uncontaminated and placed in the outside document pouch.
In turn, we are sanitizing each completed restoration before sending it to your practice using 70% Isopropyl Alcohol allowed to fully dry, placed in a tamper evident bag, and labeled for our client practices records as stated in CDC MMWR Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings — 2003.
McTech Dental Lab does not presume the manufacturers recommendations for sanitation methods used, nor will we supersede them. As such, it is the responsibility of the practice to understand the effects of the disinfection method used on their specific materials. The best way to find this information is to contact the manufacturer.
McTech Dental Lab reserves the right to return a case for proper sanitization and documentation.
