Dental Clinics | Microbiological Safety Plan

Dental units represent a critical but often invisible risk. Biofilm in waterlines, aerosols, and microbiological contamination can jeopardise the safety of patients and dental professionals alike.

Intro

Legionella Monitoring: Analytical monitoring of the domestic hot water system, in accordance with Law No. 52/2018, which establishes the mandatory prevention and control of Legionella bacteria.

Dental Unit Water Quality Control: Specific microbiological testing of dental chairs and their internal waterline systems, enabling the detection of biofilms and potentially pathogenic microorganisms.

Surface Microbiological Monitoring: Assessment of the effectiveness of cleaning and disinfection procedures, providing documented evidence to support hygiene standards and audit compliance.

Indoor Air Quality: Monitoring of particulate matter, CO₂ levels, and microbiological load to help ensure safer clinical environments.

Why is Microbiological Safety Essential?

Microbiological safety in dental clinics is reinforced by several regulatory and professional bodies:

· Whenever equipment, networks, or systems coveredby applicable legislation are in place, the prevention and control ofLegionella risk is mandatory.

· PortugueseDental Association (OMD) – Recommends the implementation of maintenance andcleaning programmes for dental unit waterlines and aerosol-generatingequipment, as well as risk assessment and microbiological monitoring.

· Portuguese Health Regulatory Authority (ERS)– Requires documented evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of cleaning,disinfection, and sterilisation procedures in dental clinics and practices.

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Why perform this service

Legal compliance

Ensuring compliance with applicable national and European legislation and standards, through accredited analyses and adequate technical support.

Health safety

Protection of human health through the early detection of microbiological, chemical and environmental risks, preventing incidents, outbreaks and undue exposures.

Risk management

Identification, assessment and preventive mitigation of critical risks before they become non-conformities, incidents or operational impacts.

Brand reputation protection

Reducing the risk of incidents with public or media impact, contributing to the confidence of consumers, customers and partners.

Types of analyses performed

They consist of carrying out laboratory tests that make it possible to assess the physical properties of materials and products, such as strength, permeability, or behavior under different conditions. These tests are essential to verify performance, quality, and compliance with regulatory and standard requirements.

Laboratory tests that detect, identify and quantify microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, yeasts, parasites and others) to evaluate the safety and quality of products and environments.

Laboratory tests aimed at characterizing the composition, structure and physical and chemical properties of a sample, by measuring specific parameters and evaluating the presence of contaminants allowing to verify its quality, safety and legal compliance.

Delivery process

Sampling plan

Definition of strategic collection points and frequency of analyses according to the needs of each client.

Parametric values

Legal limits established for each parameter, based on public health and environmental quality criteria.

Periodic reports

Obligation to communicate the results to the competent authorities and to the public, where necessary.

Applicable legislation

Biogerm is accredited by IPAC according to the NP EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard for various water tests.

Dental Clinics | Microbiological Safety Plan