Once again this week, Doug Mayer, Training Manager and Product Specialist with Dentsply Sirona Midwest, joins Ashley on “Discovering DSOs with Ashley McCauley” to finish up their series about infection control by focusing on avoiding common mistakes in infection control.
Episode Highlights:
- Some of Doug’s key tips for proper maintenance of equipment
- Some common mistakes that Doug sees, and how they can be avoided
Quotes:
“Test your instructions against the CDC Guidelines.”
“It matters who you buy from.”
“A wonderful asset, besides the manufacturer, is your dental distributor partner.”
“When you sign the check, that’s not the end of our relationship, that’s the beginning of our relationship.”
“I’ve seen people that do very consistent maintenance, but they do it very consistently wrong.”
“The inside components get contaminated between patients.”
“As soon as you open the sterilizer door, it’s not sterile anymore.”
“We want to take away those things that you don’t need to be doing, and we want to make sure that you are doing the things you need to be doing to make everything effective.”
Links:
More Discovering DSO’s Episodes: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/discoveringdsos/
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
The Association of Dental Support Organizations homepage: https://www.theadso.org/
Doug’s email: doug.mayer@dentsplysirona.com