The cleaner the better

Clean water is important when maintaining your decontamination equipment and preventing the spread of infection via dental unit water lines (DUWLs). All dental practices must ensure that there is sufficient protection in place to prevent pathogens from spreading via your water systems, in addition to ensuring the risk of equipment breakdowns are kept to a minimum.

The water we have access to will have undergone a comprehensive filtering process to ensure it is safe for use and consumption, but that does not mean it is totally safe. The water we use may still contain harmless microorganisms that present no risk to human health in the right conditions. However, in the wrong conditions, opportunistic pathogens can find their way into your systems and damage them.