Lesson 2.2 · 6 min

Hygiene, equipment, emergency preparedness

Open in the coursewith narrated slides, a checklist to tick off and a quiz

At a glance

Hygiene. Written instructions following the 2025 hygiene regulation, a named person in charge, no plants and no animals in the treatment room.
Equipment. From the dental unit to the emergency equipment, with device manuals and the required inspections.
Emergency plan. An emergency plan records preparations and procedures. The team is trained regularly, and that is documented.
The emergency kit. Maintained, with expiry dates checked, easy to reach, clearly marked, and suited to the treatments you offer.
Numbers at every phone. The numbers of the ambulance service and other emergency services are at hand at every phone.

In detail

Criteria 4 to 6 of structural quality § 5 QSV.

4. Hygiene

There are written instructions for hygiene and cleanliness in line with current science, in particular the Dental Chamber's 2025 hygiene regulation, and with the Health Quality and Medical Devices Acts. There are no plants in the treatment room; animals other than assistance dogs are not allowed in. A person responsible for hygiene is named. Waste is disposed of properly § 5 no. 4 QSV. Section 3 explains what the hygiene regulation requires in detail.

5. Dental and technical equipment

Depending on the treatments offered, at least: a dental unit with lighting, motors with water and air supply, suction, hand- and contra-angle pieces, burs and grinders; dental and surgical instruments; instrument storage; sterilisation; X-ray; material storage; emergency equipment.

Also: device manuals are available, "required inspections take place as prescribed", and the manufacturer's information is available for medical devices § 5 no. 5 QSV. Sections 4 and 5 explain which inspections those are.

6. General emergency preparedness

An emergency plan records the preparations and the procedures in an emergency.
Staff are trained regularly, procedures are practised, and training and practice are documented.
The emergency equipment is maintained regularly, including checking expiry dates, and suits the treatments offered and the skills of the dentists treating.
It is kept easy to reach and clearly marked.
The numbers of the ambulance service and other emergency services are at hand at every phone.
Responsibilities are set and known to staff § 5 no. 6 QSV.

The Dental Chamber provides a template emergency plan (emergency plan for the ÖZÄK-QSV 2022). On the 2017–2019 sample visits, the emergency kit was once only borrowed and once missing altogether (lesson 1.4).

Checklist

A person is named for hygiene, and everyone knows who.
Device manuals and manufacturers' information are kept in the practice.
The emergency plan is current, and the last training is documented.
Expiry dates in the emergency kit are checked regularly and noted.
The emergency numbers are at every phone.

Quiz

What does the QSV expressly require for the emergency equipment?

An inspection by the Red Cross
A separate emergency room
Regular maintenance, including checking expiry dates
A defibrillator in every practice

Show the answer

The answer is C: Regular maintenance, including checking expiry dates. Emergency equipment is available and maintained regularly, including checking expiry dates; it suits the treatments offered and the skills of the dentists (§ 5 no. 6 ÖZÄK-QSV 2022).

Sources

This lesson's statements rest on:

Not legal advice. What counts is the acts and regulations in the Federal Legal Information System and the Austrian Dental Chamber's regulations (read on 7 October 2026). The health minister's regulation with the criteria from 2028 (§ 9b(2) GQG) had not been issued on that day. Not covered are insurer contracts, billing, data protection in detail and the employer's duties under the Worker Protection Act in detail; there is a separate course on those at aschg.globalapps.top. Not an offer of the Austrian Dental Chamber, a regional dental chamber, the BIQG or the Chamber of Commerce.