Dental office opening and closing checklist
Checklist template
Check this template against your local regulations and your own policies before you use it.
- Business
- Location
- Date
Opening checklist
Before the first patient
| Done | Task | Time | Initials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment start-up | |||
| Disarm the alarm and turn on the lights and heating or cooling | |||
| Turn on the compressor and suction, and check for leaks or warning lightsDrain the compressor if the maker requires it. | |||
| Turn on the sterilizer and run any daily test cycle the maker requiresRecord the result in the sterilization log before any load is run. | |||
| Turn on the X-ray units and imaging computers | |||
| Operatories | |||
| Flush each waterline for the time your waterline protocol sets | |||
| Check the chair, light, handpieces and suction work in each operatory | |||
| Put fresh barriers on the light handles, chair controls and keyboards | |||
| Check gloves, masks, eye protection and gowns are stocked | |||
| Check today’s instrument packs are sealed, dated and their indicators have changed | |||
| Emergency equipment | |||
| Check the emergency kit is complete and sealed | |||
| Check the oxygen cylinder is full enough, with its mask and tubing | |||
| Check the AED status light is green | |||
| Reception | |||
| Take the phones off divert and check messages | |||
| Check today’s schedule, and that lab work for today’s patients has arrived | |||
| Flag patients due to update their medical history | |||
| Confirm tomorrow’s appointments | |||
- Completed by
- Checked by (manager)
- Date
- Notes
Closing checklist
After the last patient
| Done | Task | Time | Initials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operatories | |||
| Remove barriers, then clean and disinfect every surface touched | |||
| Flush the waterlines and run cleaner through the suction linesUse the products and times the makers set. | |||
| Take all used instruments to the sterilization area | |||
| Turn off the chair, light and delivery unit | |||
| Sterilization | |||
| Clean and process every used instrument | |||
| Record every sterilizer cycle in the sterilization log | |||
| Empty, clean and dry the ultrasonic cleaner | |||
| Turn off the sterilizer once the last cycle is done | |||
| Waste | |||
| Seal full sharps containers and store them for collection | |||
| Bag and store clinical waste in the locked waste area | |||
| Reception | |||
| Reconcile the day’s payments with the practice software | |||
| Check tomorrow’s schedule and that its lab work is booked in | |||
| Put the phones on divert or the after-hours message | |||
| Lock-up | |||
| Turn off the compressor and suction, and drain them if required | |||
| Lock the medicines cupboard | |||
| Turn off the lights, lock all doors and set the alarm | |||
- Completed by
- Checked by (manager)
- Date
- Notes
