Department of Health (2013) Decontamination Health Technical Memorandum 01-05: Decontamination in primary care dental practicesHealth Technical Memorandum: Decontamination in Primary Care Dental Practices (HTM 01-05, 2013 Version). Department of Health and Social Care, GOV.UK. Available online: https:...
HTM 01-05 states that to ensure progress, the dental practitioner should improve separation of decontamination processes from other activities, enhance the distinction between clean and dirty workflows and provide suitable storage for instruments. As a busy professional, you may not have the time to ...
Key points Decontamination documents, such as HTM 01-05, need a revision to include resource use.Single-use instruments should only be used if they offer significant risk (patient safety/environmental resource use) benefit.Clinicians should follow decontamination guidance but question where appropriate ...