Many patients are worried that they might expose themselves to infections when they entrust themselves to the care of a dentist. Smile Bay Dental Burpengary understand the trust that you place in the clinic and Australia Dental Burengary are committed to ensuring your safety in every way. This extends to the provision of hospital standard sterilisation, once-only use of equipment where appropriate and the highest level of staff training.
All equipment that is used in your mouth is completely sterilised. The standards of Smile Bay Dental Burpengary exceed those imposed by regulations and the industry norm.
These are some of the precautions taken to protect you (and the staff and the dentists working out of Smile Bay Dental Burpengary!) from the risk of cross-infection:
All instruments capable of withstanding high temperatures are steam sterilised under pressure in an autoclave. ALL bacteria and viruses are killed. Smile Bay Dental Burpengary has the latest generation of autoclave that operates under a vacuum to ensure that even hollow tubes for example, inside of a dental drill, are totally sterile.
All critical instruments are batch tracked to verify the chain of sterilisation to the exact autoclave cycle.
As per the Australian Dental Association guidelines 2025, Smile Bay Dental Burpengary does not use chemical disinfection on instruments. Rather all of the instruments used are wither single use or can be sterilised in the Autoclave to provide the safest service to you.
Most of our instruments are autoclave pouched to maintain sterility until the moment they are required.
Many items are single-use and are disposed of after each patient. This includes all syringes (needles) and saliva ejectors (the plastic tips on the suction tube which are placed in the mouth to remove saliva).
Gloves and masks are worn to prevent transmission of disease between you and your provider and assistant (both ways), as well as providing protection from transmitting any diseases between you and another patient in the practice. Gloves are never used on more than one patient.
All surfaces (counter tops, dental chair, light handles, etc.) are disinfected with a chemical solution which is formulated to kill infectious bacteria, spores and viruses.
All dental and cosmetic procedures carry potential risks as well as benefits. The information provided on this website is general in nature and not a substitute for professional advice. Individual treatment outcomes may vary. Dentists practising at Smile Bay Dental Burpengary are independent practitioners, registered with the Dental Board of Australia, and are solely responsible for the dental services they provide. No testimonials, guarantees, inducements, or offers are made or implied through this site in accordance with AHPRA advertising guidelines (effective 2 September 2025).
