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. 2021 Jan 26;71(1):32–39. doi: 10.1111/idj.12609

Table 3.

Environmental disinfection standard.

Area Location Disinfection method Disinfection frequency
Conventional treatment room and splash treatment room Dental instruments Autoclave sterilisation Every case
Dental chair and side table Wipe with 75% alcohol-containing disinfectant wipes or 1,000 mg/L chlorine disinfectant solution Every case
Air Aerosol spray with 10% sodium hypochlorite solution; ultraviolet disinfection lamp for 30 minutes; room ventilation through windows Every single case
Floor Mop the floor with 1,000 mg/L chlorine disinfectant solution Twice a day
Clean and semi-polluted area Office equipment Wipe with 75% alcohol-containing disinfectant wipes or 1,000 mg/L chlorine disinfectant solution Twice a day
Air Aerosol spray with 10% sodium hypochlorite solution; ultraviolet disinfection lamp for 2 hours; room ventilation through windows Twice a day
Floor Mop the floor with 1,000 mg/L chlorine disinfectant solution Twice a day
Waiting and registration area Infrared thermometer Wipe with 75% alcohol-containing disinfectant wipes or 1,000 mg/L chlorine disinfectant solution Every case
Registration table Wipe with 75% alcohol-containing disinfectant wipes or 1,000 mg/L chlorine disinfectant solution Every 2 hours
Chairs Wipe with 75% alcohol-containing disinfectant wipes or 1,000 mg/L chlorine
disinfectant solution
Twice a day
Air Aerosol spray with 10% sodium hypochlorite solution; room ventilation through windows Twice a day
Floor mop the floor with 1,000 mg/L chlorine disinfectant solution Twice a day