ADS Dental Unit Waterline Recommendations

This white paper and recommendations replaces the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) Dental Unit Waterline Position Paper originally published in January 1997 and revised in 2000. Purpose: This OSAP white paper is intended to:

• Provide guidance for the manufacturers of dental units, dental water treatment devices and chemical agents to meet or exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for dental water quality, current US and international voluntary consensus standards and regulatory and/or registration requirements of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state and federal Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA).
• Provide recommendations for dental health care personnel (DHCP) on managing dental procedural water quality to meet or exceed current CDC recommendations to ensure the health and safety of patients and DHCPs.
• Provide recommendations regarding the adoption of voluntary consensus standards related to dental procedural water quality.