Visit from Medicom Japan Representatives to Guardians Dental Dangjin

Hello, I'm Dr. Myungjin Chung, the representative dentist of Guardians Dental Dangjin, an integrated dentistry specialist certified by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

One of the aspects of dental care that patients find difficult to check themselves is the infection control process.

You may wonder how the instruments used for treatment are cleaned and sterilized, how the instruments used for each patient are managed, and what hygiene management procedures are followed after treatment.

On October 6, 2026, two officials from Medicom Japan, who are in charge of infection prevention and sterilization, visited Guardians Dental Dangjin.

During this visit, they directly observed the infection control site of a dental clinic in South Chungcheong, Guardians Dental Dangjin, and shared their opinions on various infection control procedures, from instrument cleaning and sterilization to clinic environment management.

Visit of Japanese Medicom infection control officials

The visitors were Megumi Shimomae and Shinya Ishikura from Medicom Japan, who are in charge of infection prevention education and sterilization-related work.

They looked around the dental clinic and examined the instrument management and sterilization process, as well as the clinic environment management, which are actual infection prevention procedures in the treatment site.

Dr. Myungjin Chung, the representative dentist, directly introduced the sterilization and infection control process that Guardians Dental Dangjin normally operates, and shared experiences and opinions with the visiting officials.

How are the instruments used for treatment managed?

In dental treatment, various instruments come into contact with the patient's teeth, gums, and oral tissues. Therefore, a process of cleaning and disinfecting or sterilizing the instruments according to their characteristics and purpose is necessary.

Instrument cleaning refers to the process of removing contaminants from the used instruments. Afterwards, the necessary disinfection or sterilization procedure is performed according to the type of instrument and infection control standards.

It is also important to store the sterilized instruments in a suitable condition until they are used. The management process should consider not only the space where cleaning and sterilization take place but also the movement of instruments.

From instrument management for each patient to clinic environment disinfection

Dental infection control is carried out in various areas, including not only the instruments used for treatment but also clinic environment management and water supply management.

During this visit, we directly introduced to the Medicom Japan officials the instrument cleaning and sterilization process, sterilization equipment, water supply management system, handpiece and instrument use for each patient, disposable product management, and chair unit disinfection process at Guardians Dental Dangjin.

At Guardians Dental Dangjin, we manage instruments according to their characteristics, cleaning and sterilizing reusable instruments according to the in-house sterilization management procedure, and disposing of disposable products after use.

The visiting officials showed interest in the operation of the infection control system and the fact that it has been continuously maintained for about 4 years since the opening of the clinic. They also shared positive opinions while observing the actual site.

In particular, they shared stories about the practical difficulties they experienced while working on infection control in the Japanese medical field, as well as the management methods they confirmed during this visit.

This meeting was an opportunity to share experiences in different medical environments and to reconsider the importance of continuously maintaining and checking the infection control system.

We will continue to manage the invisible processes.

The visit of the Japanese infection control officials was a meaningful opportunity to examine the infection control site of Guardians Dental Dangjin together and share experiences and opinions.

Dental treatment can involve bleeding and various instruments coming into direct contact with oral tissues, making infection control throughout the treatment process crucial.

Guardians Dental Dangjin, a dental clinic in South Chungcheong, as a dental clinic with excellent infection control certified by the Korean Academy of Oral Infectology, continuously checks and improves its daily infection control procedures to ensure meticulous management of areas that are difficult for patients to check themselves.

In the future, we will not only equip ourselves with facilities and equipment, but also sincerely practice and continuously check and improve the basic infection prevention procedures.

Thank you.

Translated automatically from our Korean Naver blog. Read the original (Korean) ↗