Following the release of the recent Department of Health document HTM 01-05, regarding Decontamination in Primary Care Dental Practices.
Here at RPA Dental we have worked with our local PCT’s, Halton and Warrington PCT’s, both of which are being very proactive within the Dental Community to establish how the document is being interpreted and applied to the provision of LDU facilities, within new and existing Dental Practices.
Our aim is to be considered as specialist’s by liaising with various equipment suppliers providing disinfection and sterilisation equipment, organising building work required and designing the rooms with a good workflow and adhering to the proscribed standards.
We also work closely with the Dentist and Dental Staff to consider the application of the required standards of room design, to provide practical and effective Local Decontamination Units, within existing established practices where the majority will be single rooms.
We also work closely with Dentists, Architects and Building Services contractors to design new, purpose built facilities, within new build practice projects where the expectation is to achieve the best or ‘Gold’ standard of facility which will usually be a two room design with bespoke cabinetry and worktop design to accommodate the required equipment levels.
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We work using CAD to plan the design, based on exact room dimensions.
To ensure accuracy we utilise the Cabinetry manufacturer’s design and construction systems so that the information agreed by our clients is then directly overseen by us to the production phase, ensuring that the requirements are fulfilled completely.
This is also reflected in the speed and efficiency at installation of the equipment, which benefits from good design and forward planning to ensure a smooth transformation of new and existing rooms alike.