Summary
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Once the room is prepared, the patient is brought in and a patient napkin is placed. This step is performed with clean bare hands. The dental professional then dons their personal protective equipment (PPE), starting with a mask, followed by eyewear (or glasses if no aerosol is involved), hand hygiene, and finally gloves, in preparation for the procedure.
The video begins by outlining the necessary items for an impression setup: a prepared tray with a spatula, water cup, baggie, impression trays, and a patient napkin. It then details how to prepare the room, including placing barriers on the back tray table to cover hoses and on the disinfectant bottle by tearing a corner for the spout.
The impressions are taken to a designated disinfecting station. They are first rinsed thoroughly with water, held downward to ensure all debris is removed, and then placed on a clean section of the tray. Next, disinfectant is liberally sprayed over both impressions, ensuring saturation, and they are then placed upside down into a baggie, with extra attention given to spraying the handles where they were touched.
After disinfecting the impressions, the tray barrier is removed and the tray is dropped into a clean area without touching it. All remaining barriers are then removed without touching the underlying surfaces. Gloves are immediately removed, followed by hand hygiene. The baggie containing the impressions is sealed to allow for proper disinfection. Utility gloves are then donned in preparation for cleaning the operatory.
Using utility gloves and two wipes, the non-critical items like the water cup, mixing bowl, and spatula are wiped once. The algenator and the surrounding table are also wiped down as they did not have barriers. The entire chair is then thoroughly wiped with overlapping and circular strokes. After cleaning, the utility gloves are wiped clean and removed, followed by hand hygiene. Finally, the impressions are removed from the baggie, rinsed thoroughly with water several times to remove all disinfectant, and placed on a clean tray to be taken to the pouring station.
The professional takes the lower and then the upper impressions from the patient's mouth, placing them back on the tray. After the impressions are taken, the patient napkin is removed, and the patient leaves the operatory. The focus then shifts to handling the impressions for disinfection.