Rebecca Waters discusses preparing the dental practice for pre-acceptance waste audits.

Healthcare waste management requires exceptional due diligence to ensure each item finds its way into the appropriate waste stream, and that members of the public and the wider environment are protected.

Pre-acceptance waste audits are one key element of this. Dental professionals must keep up to date with the latest legislation to ensure pre-acceptance audits are completed at appropriate points of the waste workflow. Failure to do so may mean waste management services cannot take items from a practice, putting unnecessary pressure on clinicians to find a way to store healthcare waste safely, as more builds up over time.

What is a pre-acceptance waste audit?

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