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Laurence Bohan
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Laurence Bohan
Content Writer

Laurence is a copywriter and trained journalist. His passion is creating insightful and educational content for dental professionals of every level. Outside of work, he enjoys watching sport, quizzing and spending time with his family.

Dental units if not properly maintained can become a breeding ground for bacteria in the water lines. When this happens, a significant hazard is posed to patients by the risk of bacteria entering their mouths and even lungs during treatment.

Biofilms that harbour and protect the bacteria render ordinary disinfectants ineffective, so a specialist biofilm disinfectant is required. Alpron from QWS (Quality Water Supplies) is one of Kent Express’ most popular water decontamination systems and considered by many the gold standard.

How to Use Alpron?

Alpron is used at a 1% concentration. This mean that 1 litre of Alpron makes 100 litres in solution. The rest of the solution is water (tap or distilled). The mixture can be stored in an Alpron Water Decontamination Container or another suitable container and be labelled with the date the mixture was made. It is recommended that only enough mixture for a week’s use be made up.

Once poured into a clean water bottle, flush half of the mixed Alpron solution through each of the lines. This will remove any residual chemicals. At a minimum, it is advised that Alpron be flushed through DUWLs for 60 seconds once in the morning and once at night, as well as for 30 seconds between patients.

The clean bottle can be always kept on as it is intended for continuous use. Both bottle and container should be regularly disinfected using BC-SAN.
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