Survey

SAFE Questions:

1. Does your dental clinic provide staff with all of the personal protective equipment listed in the infection prevention and control standards and clinical practice guidelines?
   YesI Don't KnowNo
2. Does your dental clinic provide staff with all of the current up-to-date policies and procedures in an indexed office manual as described in the infection prevention and control standards and clinical practice guidelines?
   YesI Don't KnowNo
3. Does your dental clinic provide adequate training and continuing education for new and current staff as described by the infection prevention and control standards and clinical practice guidelines?
   YesI Don't KnowNo
4. Does your dental clinic offer physical space requirements for the reprocessing of medical equipment as described by the infection prevention and control standards and clinical practice guidelines?
   YesI Don't KnowNo
5. Does your dental clinic staff follow all of the steps in the reprocessing of medical equipment as described by the infection prevention and control standards and clinical practice guidelines?
   YesI Don't KnowNo
6. Does your dental clinic staff document and/or log all of the required information on specific parameters involved in the sterilization process as described by the infection prevention and control standards and clinical practice guidelines?
   YesI Don't KnowNo
7. Does your dental clinic staff follow all the necessary steps when cleaning semi-critical and critical dental equipment and devices as outlined by the infection prevention and control standards and clinical practice guidelines?
   YesI Don't KnowNo
8. Does your dental clinic offer secure storage for sterile packaging to keep them clean, dry, prevent contamination and ensure packages remain sterile until time of use as described by the infection prevention and control standards and clinical practice guidelines?
   YesI Don't KnowNo
9. Do your dental clinic staff maintain a written log of test results of the sterilization loads including all of the pertinent information for the required period of time as described by the infection prevention and control standards and clinical practice guidelines?
   YesI Don't KnowNo
10. Does your dental clinic provide staff with current written policies and procedures for all aspects of reprocessing that are based on recognized standards?
    YesI Don't KnowNo
11. Does your dental clinic have a written protocol for staff on how to address a failed sterilization cycle?
    YesI Don't KnowNo
12. Are you confident that your dental clinic setting complies with all of the infection prevention and control standards and clinical practice guidelines recommended by Public Health Ontario and RCDSO for all dental clinics?
    YesI Don't KnowNo
Interpretation: If you answered NO or I DON’T KNOW to just one question, your dental clinic is not SAFE and your patients are at risk of infection.

Recommendation: It is strongly recommended that you take the advice of the Royal College of Dentist and Surgeons of Ontario and have your dental clinic reviewed by a professional team such as Safe Dentistry Inc.