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title: How We Protect You From Cross Infection
description: At Nuffield Dental, we take cleanliness and safety seriously. Read more about how we maintain our standard of safety here.
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# [How We Protect You From Cross Infection](https://www.nuffielddental.com.sg/articles/how-we-protect-you-from-cross-infection)

 Written by [Dr. Asha K. Karan](https://www.nuffielddental.com.sg/articles/author/dr-asha-k-karan) | Apr 8, 2021 8:52:00 AM

- All equipment & instruments, including metal cups and drills, are changed after every patient. To do this, we keep a large inventory of instruments.
- All instruments are cleaned in an ultrasonic machine to remove visible debris, and then sterilized in a medical autoclave, under pressurised steam at a temperature of 134 ° C
- Items like injection needles and blades are thrown away after a single use. These discarded items are taken away by a licensed contractor and incinerated separately as medical waste.
- Surfaces like table-tops, the dental chair and attached equipment are wiped with disinfectant.
- Our infection control procedures have been audited by the Ministry of Health.

 

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