Sterilization Protecting our patients
and ourselves from the risk of infection and/or communicable
diseases is a top priority at SunBird Dental. Our OSHA
coordinators attend yearly update conferences and our
sterilization procedures always meet or exceed the requirements.
Teresa Payne is a registered nurse who has worked with her husband,
Dr. Payne, to insure that our team, and our patients, are kept
safe.
We use "universal
precautions" at all times to prevent cross-contamination.
All handpieces and instruments are heat sterilized and bagged to
remain sterile until we open them just for you. Anything that
is not sterilized is disposable and we thoroughly disinfect all
contact areas such as countertops. We use special procedures to
dispose of infectious materials or hazardous wastes. Every
precaution is taken to insure the safety of our patients, our staff
and our community.
Facility Our facility is designed with
the special needs and safety of our patients in mind.
The entire facility is wheelchair accessible and accommodations can
be made for patients with almost any special need. Our treatment
rooms are oversized both for the comfort of our patients and for the
ease of handling any medical emergency that might arise.
All treatment rooms have their own
air supply and ductwork with 20% of the circulated air coming from
the outside to keep the air fresh. For patients with chronic
allergies to environmental substances, or patients who cannot
tolerate normal commercial facility environment, we have the ability
to ionize the air in the office during their visits.
Emergency
Preparedness Part of keeping our patients safe is
being prepared to take care of medical emergencies. Not only is the
facility designed to make this as efficient as possible, we also
have a communication system with a "panic" button so that the doctor
can be called to any area of the office in seconds. Our staff is
CPR certified and the 911 response time from McPherson
Memorial is less than five minutes. We always hope that this level
of preparedness will not be necessary, but we take being prepared
very seriously, just in case.
1325 E. First Street - PO Box 964 - McPherson,
KS 67460 620-241-0266 -
mailbox@sunbirddental.com
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