Testing Your Waterlines with A-dec
Has there ever been a time when you’ve been sitting in a dental hygiene CE Course and have felt completely overwhelmed? Like the information is definitely important, but felt cumbersome to apply it to your clinical life? Waterline testing and shocking was that topic for me. I remember sitting in the webinar class 9 months pregnant trying to get some classes in before having a baby and life was quickly changing for me. I wasn’t super interested in the topic, but the speaker was amazing. I was blown away by the stats and facts about waterlines, bacteria, the importance of cleaning out our waterlines in the dental office, and how it was our responsibility to keep our waterlines below the CDC recommended 500 CFU/mL of water of heterotrophic water bacteria. I was also feeling very overwhelmed because we had not been shocking and testing at the office I was working at. I was feeling really awful, some shame, and didn’t know where to start.
However, once you actually see how it’s done and the steps broken down, it definitely doesn’t feel as overwhelming. We have loved going through each step with A-dec and seeing how we can easily perform testing, shocking and maintaining throughout our hygiene days when we already are stretched thin for time.
Honesty, the most important thing to remember when it comes to waterline testing is now is the time to start, and not stress about the past. I remember being so nervous to test my waterlines just in case something popped up that wasn’t desirable. However, knowing better means doing better from here on out.
If you’re feeling the same way about testing and shocking, we are so excited for this three part video series thanks to A-dec. During these series, we’re breaking down the steps to testing, maintaining and shocking to make it easy to use in your practice starting today. Plus, if you’re looking for an easy way to test out a shocking solution, A-dec has made it easy to order your very own samples. We actually used this sample ordering website to get the product to make these videos, which was very easy and shipped to us quickly.
This week, we’re introducing the 1st video of this series: Testing. Testing is crucial to know how to maintain your waterlines and very simple. Check it out below:
To learn more about the A-dec system of tablets, shocking solution, and more, please check out: https://www.a-dec.com/infection-control/icx
xoxo Melia Lewis, RDH