What does a dental office need for infection prevention and control in Ontario?
Ontario dental offices are expected to meet the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario’s Standard of Practice for Infection Prevention and Control, which the College aligns with Public Health Ontario, PIDAC and the Public Health Agency of Canada. In practice that means written IPAC policies and procedures for the office, staff trained in them, instrument reprocessing monitored with chemical and biological indicators, and records showing all of it was actually done. There is no routine inspection to prepare for — the College enforces the standard through complaints and investigations, and public health units investigate IPAC complaints — so the first time a practice’s records are examined closely is usually after a concern has already been raised.
What the engagement covers
- Review of current practice against the RCDSO standard and the College’s own self-audit form
- A written IPAC policy and procedure manual for your office, not a generic template
- Staff training on hand hygiene, PPE and instrument reprocessing
- Sterilization monitoring routines — chemical and biological indicators, and what to do when a BI comes back positive
- The record-keeping that has to exist before an inspection, not after one
Who this is for
Dental practices preparing for a College facility inspection, opening a new office, or bringing IPAC practice back up to standard after a change of staff or equipment.
Where the authority sits. Syon Safety is not a certifying or inspecting body for IPAC. The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario sets the standard and inspects dental facilities against it. What we provide is the process, the written policy and the staff training that get a practice ready for that — the College remains the authority throughout.
The standard we build to
We prepare practices against this standard. Certification and inspection belong to the body that owns it, never to us.
IPAC
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
We write the policy, set the reprocessing routines and train your staff ahead of a College inspection.
Other services
Health and Safety Gap Analysis
A structured review of your current program against what the OHSA and your sector actually require.
COR, ISO 45001 and ISO 9001 Certification Support
End-to-end guidance through COR™, ISO 45001 and ISO 9001, from readiness review to audit.
Safety Program Documentation
The written program — policies, procedures, JHSC records and training matrices — built to survive an inspection.
Incident Management Support
Help through a critical injury, a Ministry order or a WSIB claim — including what has to be reported and when.
HR Services
Employment-side support that sits alongside compliance — policy, records and the obligations that overlap with the OHSA.
Employment Standards Compliance
Contracts, records, hours, overtime and terminations reviewed against the Employment Standards Act before somebody files a claim.
Workplace Investigations
Independent investigation of harassment and violence complaints — a legal duty, and one an owner should not run themselves.
HR Policy and Employee Handbook
The written policies Ontario requires, in one handbook people actually read, rather than six documents nobody can find.
Labour Relations and Employee Relations
Discipline, attendance, disputes and terminations handled consistently and on the record — before a decision turns into a claim.
Recruitment and Onboarding Support
Hiring process, offer paperwork and a first-week onboarding that gets training compliance right from day one.
Ongoing Safety Support
A retained safety resource — for employers who need the function without hiring for it.