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Our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with the most advanced technology available. We offer digital x-Rays,
Soft tissue laser, cerec crowns, diagnostic lasers, and Zoom!™ -- the latest tooth whitening technique. Patients may recognize
the brand name Zoom!™ as the whitening procedure preferred by cosmetic dentists on ABC’s hit television show
Extreme Makeover.
Digital X-rays
Traditionally, dentists use x-rays to find out what's going on below the surface, developing them in a darkroom full of chemicals, and examining the resulting films on a special light board.
Digital radiography entirely outmodes that cumbersome process. Now, a tiny sensor placed in the mouth acts like a miniature VCR camera with an x-ray sensitive chip, exposing you to 50%-90% less radiation exposure than with traditional x-ray techniques.
The resulting highly detailed image of your mouth is almost instantaneously translated onto our computer screen, carrying with it all the conveniences of other digitized images. We can rotate it, magnify it, adjust it for contrast, and even color-code it for educational purposes. Because it helps our patients clearly understand the root issues behind their dental health, we're able to work together to determine the very best treatment options for each case.
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Sterilization and Patient Safety
Our office uses state of the art sterilization to ensure patient safety.
Sterilization and disinfection are the basic steps in instrument processing and surface asepsis.
Sterilization refers to the use of a physical or chemical procedure to destroy all forms of microorganisms,
including the highly resistant spores.
We use Rapid Steam Autoclave at 275º F(35psi), for 15-20 minutes
First, the instruments are prepared for the sterilization process. Patient debris and fluids are
removed by placing the instruments in 3.2% glutaraldehyde for 40 minutes .Following this pre-disinfection step the
instruments are transferred to an ultrasonic cleaner for another 15 minutes .Then the instruments are rinsed, dried,
placed in self sealing sterilization pouches and sterilized in the autoclave.
Instruments which can not be heat sterilized, are immersed in 2% glutaraldehyde for 10 hours to cold sterilize.
We use Biological, Chemical and Mechanical indicators to monitor our sterilization process.
Using bacterial spores to monitor the sterilization process is referred to as biologic monitoring (or spore-testing),
and the bacterial spores used for monitoring the sterilization process are referred to as biologic indicators (BIs).
Of the three methods, biologic monitoring is regarded as the most valid for monitoring the sterilization process,
for it uses live, highly resistant bacterial spores.
We biologically monitor our sterilizer once a week to ensure complete sterilization using spore strips and keep accurate records for our monitoring.
These strips are enclosed in a glassine envelope and processed through the sterilizer.
They are then sent to our spore testing center where they are tested for live spores.
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Hard and Soft Tissue Laser
we use laser for soft tissue for periodontal therapy. Dr. Renaud uses the soft tissue laser to support his operative
dentistry.
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