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.

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6 Responses to “Computers in the Dental Operatory”

  1. Jeffrey Hoos DMD on February 19th, 2006 11:01 am

    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.

  2. Hesam Foroodi DDS on February 22nd, 2006 9:37 am

    regarding keybords, there are silicon, flexible and washable ones, can be used even for portable pocket computers.

  3. Eduardo González,DDS on February 22nd, 2006 2:02 pm

    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.

  4. Cindy Layport, DMD on February 23rd, 2006 9:14 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.

  5. sousadds on February 28th, 2006 8:52 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.

  6. Jeffrey Hoos DMD on March 10th, 2006 7:51 am

    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.

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