Dental Infection Control: Testing Surfaces & Waterlines With ATP | Lane Bourland of MCS

Your air-water syringe may be the dirtiest thing in your office. Lane Bourland of MCS grew up managing his dad's dental practices, and now tests dental offices' surfaces and waterlines with ATP swabs. He explains what the tests usually find, what harsh wipes do to your equipment and your team, and what the real cost of a sick day is.

In this episode:

- How a busy pediatric practice in Abilene, Texas rethought disinfecting during COVID

- ATP testing: how a 10-second swab shows what's on a surface

- The spots that test dirtiest, in and out of the operatory

- What Chad's office found, and why the treatment rooms weren't the problem

- Harsh disinfectant wipes, equipment warranties and staff safety

- Waterline testing and the 500 CFU limit

- Ozone, hypochlorous and long-lasting disinfectants: can you prove they work?

- The real cost of a sick team member

Plus a preview of our patient episode on teeth whitening, and why whitening lights don't work.

Lane Bourland grew up in his father Dr. Bart Bourland's dental practices in Abilene, Texas, where he worked every role from sterilization tech to practice manager, and now helps lead MCS, an infection control testing and disinfection service.

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