This week’s episode of “Dental Assistant Talk with Megen Elliott” marks the launch of a series on best practices within the dental office and some of the hot topics in dentistry today. In this first installment, Nicole Backes RDA, RDH, joins Megen to share some tips for success about dental unit waterlines and their maintenance.
Episode Highlights:
- Nicole’s professional history
- Information from her article in RDH Magazine about waterlines
- Nicole’s tips for success
- How to get started with waterline testing and maintenance
Quotes:
“You don’t see the bacteria so you don’t think about it until it becomes an issue.”
“It has been in the news…people contracting systemic infections or oral infections based on the waterline.”
“If you’re not doing waterline testing at all, obviously you need to start looking into it because it is a very serious topic.”
“Making sure you’re taking care of yourselves, your patients…your waterlines.”
Links:
More ADHA Episodes:
https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/yourofficialadhapodcast/
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
American Dental Assistants Association homepage: https://www.adaausa.org/
Nicole’s article: https://www.rdhmag.com/infection-control/article/14071337/dental-water-line-safety-how-you-can-begin
