You need to use your discretion and what treatment is taking place: Example: x1 why will be sufficient to do the headrest down the chair on the foot well this is your low risk areas. Then another wipe once all the instruments are cleared away you could do the light handles then the bracket table and the spittoon must always be done last then you change your gloves into the clinical waste bin this is when you can hand sanitise and re-glove. If it is a dental checkup then your set of gloves will be fine for clearing around unless they are heavy saturated from an invasive treatment; then after the treatment yes definitely remove your gloves before you clean down. Please also see the other video for wiping down correctly. Please note this particular video was also done to enable nurses not to be using too many wipes. However if the treatment is invasive you would need to use more wipes throughout.

I thought the same. Would not the bacteria etc get on your gloves since you touch the objects?

Hello Abbey thank you for your comment. This video was merely to educate on not using too many wipes as per the title. I have seen some new nurses using 25 wipes after one checkup. Please see the full wipe down video. This one was a short video how to not use too many wipes. Happy to redo another one please bear in mind this is just guidance for anybody who wants to come into the industry to understand a role of a dental nurse.

You be surprise how people in dental field cross contamination when it comes to cleaning the room it’s pretty gross.

Hi and thank you for your comment!! This video was done sometime ago to help nurses during the lockdown agreed I probably need to do an up-to-date Covid one. And just to note this video was just an add-on to encourage nurses not to use too many wipes! This was more about trying to be efficient. Do you look at the other wiping down video you’ll see the difference😁

@@dentalnursingteachingtoolm7609 i have seen other videos and I can't say I've come across a video where it ticked all the boxes yet. We can't do short cuts when it comes to cross contamination. The only way you can cut down on wiping is to cover the entire surface so you're not touching the surface other wise please don't use one wipe for multiple surfaces. When it comes to healthcare short cuts is not the answer.