Dental Charts

A question that we get asked at about every visit to a dental office is the following - what about the charts or patient records?........ are they contaminated? The answer that we give to this question is universally the same... YES they are contaminated... HOWEVER....... they are not considered as biohazardous....

This is an extremely important point, especially to the clerical employees who might feel slighted in the workplace or even feel as though they are "put at risk". The reason that they are not biohazardous is similar to the disposal arrangements for the paper and gauze products used in the clinical area of the dental office. Unless they are "blood saturated" the absorbent products are considered as not biohazardous.

For any additional questions and more information on this or other compliance subjects in the dental field please contact us at blog@dynamicdentalsafety.com or (888) 669-8846 ext. 701