Instrument & Syringe Sleeves

About instrument and syringe sleeves

Some components of dental instruments are permanently attached to the dental unit waterlines and, although they do not enter the mouth, they are likely to become contaminated with oral fluids during treatment. The handles and dental unit attachments of saliva ejectors, high-speed air evacuators and air-water syringes should be covered with impervious barriers that are changed after each use. If the item becomes visibly contaminated during use, it is cleaned and disinfected with an EPA-registered intermediate-level hospital disinfectant before use on the next patient.

Tubing-shaped barriers for the handles and dental unit attachments.

Sources: CDC: Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings — 2003 (MMWR RR-17)