Computers in the Dental Operatory
How many of you have computers in the operatory? We have one in each room.
Currently we place a sheet of clear plastic over the keyboard. This makes it very difficult to type. Sometimes we cover the keyboard and leave it covered until we finish and then we remove the plastic cover and type our entry. I am just wondering what everybody else is doing, especially in paperless offices.
Comments
I have found it is all in the sequencing.
Enter the op...no gloves
Enter information....no gloves
Do procedures.....gloves
Enter informaiton .....no gloves.
If you think about it... do you look in the patients chart with gloves on? If you do you are doing the same thing...cross contamination.
Posted by: Jeffrey Hoos DMD | February 19, 2006 11:01 AM
regarding keybords, there are silicon, flexible and washable ones, can be used even for portable pocket computers.
Posted by: Hesam Foroodi DDS | February 22, 2006 09:37 AM
I support Dr. Hoos comment, but I think that because of airborne contamination using a barrier is necessary too.
I personally use the microwave-safe plastic wrap because it covers well and is soft enough to type comfortably.
Posted by: Eduardo González,DDS | February 22, 2006 02:02 PM
We use cheap shower caps, the kind they use in hotels. The elastic keeps them on and fairly tight, and I change them after each patient, just like the chair and light covers. Most plastic films didn't stick well, and the ones that stuck were too hard to remove quickly.
Posted by: Cindy Layport, DMD | February 23, 2006 09:14 PM
We have been covering keyboards with plastic wrap and periodically wiping with cavicide wipes. The real problem is the mouse. we cover them with wrap,but it does not hold up or work as well.
Posted by: sousadds | February 28, 2006 08:52 PM
I love the shower cap idea.....I am going to buy a thousand at 2 cents apiece and put a dental label on it and sell for 2 dollars apiece. I know they will sell.
Posted by: Jeffrey Hoos DMD | March 10, 2006 07:51 AM