Decontamination Health Technical Memorandum 01-05: Decontamination in primary care dental practices (2013)

This document forms part of the Health Technical Memorandum 01 Decontamination series. Other parts include: • Choice Framework for local Policy and Procedures 01-01:Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care • Health Technical Memorandum 01-02: Decontamination in laboratories • Health Technical Memorandum 01-03: Decontamination in pharmacies • Choice Framework for local Policy and Procedures 01-04: Decontamination of linen for health and social care • Choice Framework for local Policy and Procedures 01-06: Decontamination of flexible endoscopes • Health Technical Memorandum 01-07: Decontamination in primary care NHS trusts This document includes the following three sections: • Section 1: Decontamination policy and foreword • Section 2: Advice to dentists and practice staff (local decontamination) • Section 3: Engineering, technology and standards. Health Technical Memorandum 01-05 is intended to progressively raise the quality of decontamination work in primary care dental services by covering the decontamination of reusable instruments within dental facilities.