What size of facility do we need?

The size of a LDU depends on how many surgeries will use the facility, how many instruments will be processed and how many pieces of decontamination equipment will be required. This needs to be worked out for each individual setting. Guidance can be found in Scottish Health Planning Note 13 Part 2 Decontamination Facilities – Local Decontamination Units (see www.scottishdental.nhs.scot/index.aspx?o=2136) and advice can be sought from NHS Boards via Dental Practice Advisors.