Microbial water quality management of dental unit water lines at a dental school

C.M.C. Volgenant; I.F. Persoon

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2018.11.002

Microbial water quality management of dental unit water lines at a dental school

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Contaminated dental unit water lines (DUWLs) are a possible source for spreading micro-organisms in dental practices. This study reports the microbial load of the water from DUWLs of a large dental school over time. The water quality of 231 dental chairs was tested three times over 1.5 years; 175 DUWLs at student clinics and 56 DUWLs at staff clinics. DUWLs at the staff clinics met the Dutch requirement of 100 colony-forming units/mL. An increasing number of DUWLs at the student clinics complied with this requirement, indicating that the local protocols are adequate but that compliance can be improved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e115-e117
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	103
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2018.11.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2019

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