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What's up with your waterlines?

We would like to hear about your knowledge of and experiences with waterline maintenance in the dental practice. We will use the survey results to create a helpful report for the dental profession, but your responses will always remain anonymous. This survey is for dentists, dental hygienists, and assistants currently practicing clinically.

As always, thank you for your time and your help in advancing this remarkable profession!
1.Are you currently practicing clinically?(Required.)
2.Which best describes your clinical role?(Required.)
3.The office(s) where I work use recommendations from manufacturers and industry leaders such as the ADA, CDC, OSAP for waterline maintenance.
4.Maintaining dental unit waterlines is important to patient and provider safety.
5.The dentist and/or practice owner where I work is committed to waterline safety.
6.What are some challenges you face when implementing waterline safety in your office? Select all that apply.
7.How often are you testing waterlines?
8.If you are currently testing and/or treating your waterlines, are you documenting? Select all that apply.
9.What type of treatment product are you using, if any? Select all that apply.
10.Are you failing waterline testing even following use of a shock treatment? (This is not uncommon.)
11.How is staff being trained/retrained on the waterline testing/treatment protocol in the office? Select all that apply.
12.Does your office advertise your waterline maintenance procedures to patients?
13.Do patients ask if/how their treatment water is maintained?
14.How do you obtain information regarding waterline testing, maintenance, and safety? Select all that apply.
15.How many clusters of dental-associated infections have been linked to waterlines since 2015?
16.How many years have you been a practicing clinician?
17.Which best describes your practice settings? Select all that apply.
18.Is there anything else you'd like to share with us regarding your experiences with or questions about waterline maintenance?
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