The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences College of Dentistry Handbook 2023-2024 5.7.3.1

5.6.7 - Infection Control for Sensors

Updated: 6/1/2023
  1.  While wearing clean gloves, place a transparent plastic sleeve over the sensor using the outer sleeve to cover the activation switch.
  1. Next, slide the finger cot (nitrile barrier) over the transparent sleeve and sensor.
  1. Take the images with XCP and the sensor.
  1. Remove contaminated gloves. While wearing clean gloves, remove all barriers from the sensor.
  1. Disinfect the cord only with PDI wipes.
  1. DO NOT DISINFECT THE SENSOR. Only if a breach has occurred (saliva contamination), disinfect the sensor with a PDI wipe. 
  2. Hang the sensor on the wall or place it into the sensor case.

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