WithinControl – Dental Compliance & Infection Control Services
1. Audit and Compliance
Our Audit and Compliance service provides a comprehensive, structured assessment of your infection control and sterilisation systems against AS/NZS 5369:2023 and current ADA guidelines. We review the entire reprocessing workflow — from chairside handling and transport of contaminated instruments through cleaning, inspection, packaging, sterilisation, release, storage, and traceability. The audit includes evaluation of steriliser validation records, daily monitoring logs, chemical and biological indicator testing, equipment maintenance documentation, and environmental zoning. We also assess policy accuracy, version control, staff competency records, and risk management processes. Each finding is clearly referenced to the relevant standard and risk level. You receive a detailed compliance report outlining strengths, gaps, and prioritised corrective actions. The outcome is a defensible, audit-ready system that protects patient safety, practitioner registration, and the long-term integrity of your practice.
2. Infection Prevention and Control Training
Our Infection Prevention and Control Training delivers structured, evidence-based education tailored specifically to dental teams. Training aligns with AS/NZS 5369:2023 and current ADA recommendations, ensuring staff understand both regulatory requirements and practical implementation. Sessions cover instrument risk classification, point-of-use handling, validated cleaning processes (manual and automated), inspection and packaging protocols, steriliser loading principles, cycle selection, and monitoring systems using physical, chemical, and biological indicators. We also address environmental zoning, clean-to-dirty workflow design, documentation requirements, and release procedures. Training includes practical demonstrations, case-based discussions, and competency assessments to reinforce learning outcomes. Delivery options include onsite workshops, virtual sessions, or blended formats depending on your practice needs. The goal is not just compliance, but confidence — building a knowledgeable team capable of maintaining safe, consistent, and fully documented infection control standards.
3. Setting Up a New Practice
Starting a new dental practice requires careful planning to ensure infection control systems are compliant from day one. We provide end-to-end guidance aligned with AS/NZS 5369:2023, assisting with sterilisation room design, zoning separation, and clean-to-dirty workflow planning. Our service includes equipment selection advice, steriliser validation setup, documentation templates, and monitoring systems required for compliance. We help establish policies, standard operating procedures, maintenance schedules, and traceability frameworks tailored to your clinic size and clinical scope. Staff orientation and infection control induction are incorporated to ensure consistency from commencement. By embedding correct processes early, you avoid costly redesigns, workflow inefficiencies, and documentation gaps later. The result is a compliant, efficient, and patient-safe environment that supports accreditation readiness and long-term operational stability.
4. Accreditation Support
Our Accreditation Support service prepares your practice for assessment with confidence and clarity. We align infection control systems, documentation, and quality assurance processes with AS/NZS 5369:2023 requirements and accreditation frameworks such as NSQHS and ADA Practice Accreditation. Support includes policy development and refinement, review of steriliser validation data, routine monitoring records, maintenance logs, incident reporting systems, and staff competency documentation. We conduct pre-accreditation audits to identify gaps and implement corrective actions before external review. Guidance is practical and collaborative, ensuring your team understands the standards and can demonstrate compliance effectively. We also assist in establishing internal audit cycles and continuous improvement strategies to sustain long-term compliance. The outcome is an organised, evidence-based system that withstands regulatory scrutiny and reinforces professional accountability
5. Implant & Surgical Setup and Asepsis Techniques
Surgical and implant procedures demand the highest level of aseptic control. Our Implant and Surgical Setup service focuses on strengthening sterile field management, instrument reprocessing protocols, and surgical zoning to meet best-practice infection control standards. We assess operating room layout, air flow considerations, sterile storage, and instrument packaging methods specific to implant systems. Guidance includes surgical tray configuration, sterile barrier integrity, documentation requirements, and monitoring processes for surgical sterilisation cycles. We also provide staff competency training in aseptic technique, gowning and gloving procedures, and contamination risk management. Clear protocols are developed to ensure consistency across all surgical procedures. The outcome is a structured, compliant, and efficient surgical environment that protects patients, supports clinical precision, and upholds the highest professional standards
Why Choose Within Control
- Led by infection control and compliance specialists
- Based on AS/NZS 5369:2023 and current ADA guidelines
- Customised to your dental practice
- Practical, hands-on, and outcome-driven
- Support available across Australia
- We help you identify and strengthen gaps before regulators do — with clarity, structure, and confidence.