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TheDentalCollegeofGeorgiaatAugustaUniversity

PRECIOUSMETALSRECYCLINGPOLICY

1.PurposeThepurposeofthisdocumentistoprovidepolicyandprocedurethatwilladdresstheproperprotocolwhenreceivingandrecyclingpreciousmetals.Thispolicyalsoaimstoreducethepossibilityofmisappropriationofpreciousmetals.

2.PolicyAllpreciousmetalsthatareremovedfromthepatientwillbeofferedtothepatientfirstandforemost.Shouldthepatientdesirenottotakethescrappreciousmetal(crown,bridge,etc.)themetalthenbecomespropertyofTheDentalCollegeofGeorgia.Thepreciousmetalwillthenbesentoutbydesignatedstaffforrefinement.

3.ProceduresforRefinement

1. Acollectioncontainerwillbeplacedineachclinicsdirtyroom.Itistheresponsibilityofthedentalassistantand/ortheprovidertoplacethescrapmetalintothecontainer.

2. TheclinicsupervisorwillcollectthecontainerseachWednesdayanddeliverthecontainerstoCentralSterilization.

3. CentralSterilizationstaffwillissuetheclinicsupervisoranewscrapcollectioncontainer.

4. CentralSterilizationwillperforma20minuteperoxidesoakbeforetransferringthecontainertoLabTracking.

5. LabTrackingStaffwillweigheachcontainerandlogtheweightinthegoldledger.

6. Oncethecontentshavebeenweighed,LabTrackingStaffwillsendthepackagewiththepreciousmetalstoIvoclarVivadentforrefinement(within24hrsofreceipt).

7. Thepackagewillbeinsuredbasedupontheweightandthegoingrateforpreciousmetal.

8. Allweights,trackinginformation,andIvoclarVivadentcreditswillbekeptinthegoldledgerforrecord.

9. Allrefinementcreditswillbeexchangedfornewmini(noble)goldandbeutilizedforupcomingFix5001courses.