Dental teams have more responsibilities than ever before. Between patient care, sterilization protocols, infection prevention requirements, equipment maintenance, and documentation, there is little room for complicated processes that require constant attention.
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In this Dentistry Today podcast episode, infection control and compliance expert Angela Simmons, BS, CCSA, CHCP, explores why testing alone isn’t enough, how biofilm develops inside dental unit waterlines, and what practices can do to build a more manageable waterline maintenance program.
Waterline Safety That Works in the Real World
Most dental teams aren’t struggling because they don’t care about waterline safety. They’re struggling because they’re busy. When a protocol is complicated, time-consuming, or difficult to remember, consistency becomes harder to maintain.
That’s why Sterisil developed the Sterisil® SAFEWater Solution: a dental unit waterline protocol that combines simple steps, compatible products, and full safety coverage into 3 steps: test, shock, and maintain.
1. Test with FASTCheck15®
Waterline testing in 15 minutes, not 3 days.
- FASTCheck15 detects bacteria levels above 500 CFU/mL
- Simple results: 1 line = Pass | 2 lines = Fail
- No incubation, color matching, or colony counting
- Lower-cost alternative to traditional testing methods
- Supports routine monitoring and compliance
Know where your water stands in just 15 minutes.
2. Shock with Citrisil™ Shock
Citrisil Shock eliminates harmful bacteria and biofilm with advanced silver ion technology that’s gentle on your equipment.
- Declaración EPA: ≤ 10 UFC/ml
- Específicamente formulado para líneas de flotación de unidades dentales, elimina las bacterias causantes del mal olor con una fórmula no oxidante.
- El colorante naranja hace que el choque sea visualmente evidente en la botella
3. Maintain with the Sterisil® Straw
The Sterisil® Straw delivers powerful treatment through Silver-Ion technology with simplicity and consistency.
- 20x better efficacy than iodine straws, guaranteed for 365 days
- Tratamiento de choque inicial incorporado
- Se ha demostrado clínicamente que elimina las bacterias causantes del mal olor en las líneas de flotación de las unidades dentales
- Fácil de instalar en cualquier frasco dental
- No contiene oxidantes que puedan dañar las piezas de mano o afectar a los separadores de amalgama.
Designed for Your Practice
As Angela explains in the podcast, compliance responsibilities often fall on one person in the practice. When time is limited, complicated procedures are more likely to be delayed, forgotten, or skipped altogether.
The SAFEWater Solution was designed to help make waterline maintenance more manageable by:
- Reducing unnecessary steps
- Simplifying routine maintenance
- Providing faster testing options
- Using compatible products that work together
- Supporting consistent protocol adherence throughout the year
When waterline safety is easier to implement, it’s easier to maintain.
