Waste, from procedures in healthcare facilities is typically sorted into various categories, including general office waste, recyclable materials, hazardous waste such as lead aprons and electronics universal waste like batteries and lightbulbs and medical waste—whether infectious or non infectious. Dental Office Waste Management!
Medical Waste that is regulated refers to any waste produced in a healthcare environment that may be tainted by blood, bodily fluids or other infectious materials (OPIM). Regulated Medical Waste requires handling compared to waste due, to the increased risks of disease transmission or negative effects if not managed correctly.
Common types of medical/hazardous waste in dental practices
In dental practices, the bulk of regulated medical waste is made up of contaminated disposable sharps. Other items that may fall into the category of medical waste are gauze, cotton balls, swabs or any other material saturated with blood or other potentially infectious bodily fluids. Another example is pathological waste like body tissues or bone fragments.
Extracted teeth are labeled as infectious waste according to CDC (Centers for Disease Control).
Hazardous wastes include dental amalgam, x-ray film, fixer and developer, some disinfectants and adhesives. All these different types necessitate an understanding about compliance rules and training staffs on what each one will involve in terms of contact with different wastes.
We can partner with you – Dental Office Waste Management
At Biohazard Waste Disposal, we recognize how crucial it is to give good oral care services to your patients. Whether you own and run a local clinic or belong to a nation-wide dental service provider, we are here for you; with us, everything can be tailored according to what suits you best.
Safety compliance is our only partnership criterion which must be fulfilled by medical; pharmaceutical and amalgam waste disposal together with dental product support. We also do secure information destruction on behalf of Biohazard Waste Disposal as well.
Here at Biohazard Waste Disposal – because this is what people call us these days -, one thing that sets apart providers from each other in terms of meeting the needs presented by clients’ waste streams would have nothing less than collaboration between such entities themselves who should work hand-in-glove towards achieving common goals without any compromise being made either party involved…and this applies when dealing with hazardous materials too!
