Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
of Healthcare Services (Outpatient Dental Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 13
Infection control
A licensee must prevent the occurrence of, or manage, control and contain the spread of any infection that is, or is suspected to be, connected with the licensee’s provision of an outpatient dental service at any approved permanent premises, temporary premises or using any approved conveyance by ensuring that —
only equipment, material or article that is reprocessed through high-level disinfection or sterilisation in accordance with the specifications by the manufacturer of the equipment, material or article (as the case may be) and is not subsequently contaminated, is used in any dental procedure on a patient;
every equipment, material or article that is used in every dental procedure is —
reprocessed through high-level disinfection or sterilisation in accordance with the specifications by the manufacturer of the equipment, material or article, as the case may be; and
kept and stored under the appropriate conditions to ensure that the equipment, material or article remains fit for use until it is used in the next endoscopic, operative or invasive procedure; and
every equipment that is used to reprocess or sterilise any other equipment, material or article is checked regularly and maintained properly in accordance with the specifications by the manufacturer of the equipment, so as to ensure its proper and effective operation.