Pickwick Dental, Mississauga

Initial report

Premise or facility under investigation:
1474 Pickwick Dr. Unit 3. Mississauga, ON. L5V 2G2

Type of premise or facility:
Dental Office

Date board of health became aware of the IPAC lapse:
2024-09-20

Date of initial report:
2024-09-26

Date of initial report posting:
2024-10-09

How the IPAC lapse was identified:
Dentist self reporting

Summary description of the IPAC lapse

Self reported IPAC lapse in reprocessing of dental instruments including:

Reprocessing failure - critical and semi-critical dental instruments were cleaned but not sterilized and subsequently put into circulation.

IPAC lapse investigation

Did the IPAC lapse involve a member of a regulatory college? Yes, RCDSO and CDHO

Were any corrective measures recommended? Yes

Details of the corrective measures

• Sterilize the affected instruments.
• Ensure policies and procedures on reprocessing are consistent with the best practice guidelines.
• Increase auditing and improve consistency in the use of sterilization and cleaning logs.
• Conduct staff education on reprocessing; including monitoring of physical, biological, and chemical indicators.

Additional comments:

• The lapse was resolved by the clinic staff before Peel Public Health was notified.
• 1 of 2 non-sterile instrument packages were removed from circulation prior to use and immediately sterilized.
• An on-site investigation was conducted; recommendations for improving quality and consistency were provided to the premise owner.
• Dental clinic will proceed with patient notification.

Investigation ongoing.

If you have any further questions, contact:
Maureen Horn, Manager Health Services,
Peel Region
647-283-9739
Email infection control