Alberta has one of the highest levels of Dental Office Infection Control Guidelines in Canada.  We have always been diligent in protecting our team and our clients from a variety of infectious diseases such as flu, hepatitis, HIV, HPV and tuberculosis etc.  Here is what we have always done at Kherani Dental.

• All instruments and materials used are either single use and discarded or sterilized after every use/every patient.
• We protect, barrier and disinfect all surface areas for every operatory in between patients.  Covers and barriers are changed and discarded after each patient.  
• Surfaces disinfected with hospital grade, bactericidal and virucidal disinfectant (effective for COVID-19)
• Sterilization is done by hospital level steam and pressure autoclaves and are tested for effectiveness daily by means of biological indicators. 
• Sterilization indicators on the outside and inside of each package or kit to confirm the processing criteria have been met to be considered sterile
• Sterilized instruments are stored in compliance with Alberta IPC recommendations to ensure continued sterility and are opened only in a disinfected, newly barriered operatory by a trained, gloved and masked dental professional.
• Waterlines and suction lines are cleaned, flushed and maintained between each patient. Canulas and suction tips are changed for each patient. 
• Dental Team PPE is single use only and discarded after each patient. 

• Due to physical distancing recommendations, we are limiting the team members in the office to the smallest number possible to still offer a high level of emergency care.
• Only one patient at a time is allowed into the practice and doors will remain locked in between. We ask our clients to avoid the reception room crossover with other patients by waiting in their cars as their appointment time approaches and call them directly once the office is clear to come up.
• We have patients disinfect their hands upon entry to the office and rinse with 1% Hydrogen Peroxide mouthwash prior to treatment. (H2O2 has been shown to kill COVID in the oral cavity)
• We are disinfecting surfaces like door handles and thefront desk area before and after each patient
• In the interest of keeping our team healthy and safe, we have upgraded our Personal Protective Equipment to include N95 masks, face visor and gown, &/or labcoats changed after each patient and removed before leaving the office at the end of their shift. 

If you are experiencing any of the following, you qualify for emergency dental treatment:

• SEVERE pain

• Swelling

• Trauma

• Bleeding

• Please seek care in our office versus a hospital setting when possible