Are you fully compliant?

September 1, 2009 News, General Dentistry, News

Are you fully compliant?

What is the beating heart of a dental practice? Often unintentionally neglected, the air compressor system is relied upon to provide safe, dry and infection free compressed air to numerous instruments and hand-pieces on a daily basis.

To regulate dental air compressors for risk of contaminants, all systems must now be compliant with NHS HTM 2022/1 guidelines and conform to the following quality conditions:

  • Dryer System – Should be capable of producing air with an atmospheric dew-point not less than -20°C
  • Filter System – Should provide dust filtration down to 1 μm with a DOP (aerosol) efficiency of not less than 99.97% and bacteria filtration down to 0.01 μm with a DOP (aerosol) efficiency of not less than 99.9999%

Dental Air UK will attend any surgery in the UK mainland and carry out a no obligation NHS and C.O.S.S.H compliant full survey of dental practice compressed air equipment. A full report will be created on the condition of all existing equipment, including compressors, dryers, filtration units and pipe-work.

Invest in a cost effective Dental Air Clean Air Package for all equipment that includes servicing, maintenance, breakdown support and air quality control checks to ensure full compliance and optimum infection control.

Call Dental Air on FREEPHONE 0800 542 7575 and ask for a FREE Practice Manager’s Guide, or visit www.dentalair.co.uk