looking after and cleaning altro safety flooring
Altro Floor in a Dental Surgery
A dental clinic is a busy place that must be kept clean to meet strict health and safety standards.
For this reason, most dental clinics use high-grade Altro safety flooring, which is durable and slip-resistant.
It is very important to protect this floor and keep it clean, especially since hygiene is so crucial in a dental clinic.
The same basic steps used for cleaning floors at home also apply in busy or commercial places like dental clinics: focus on protection and prevention.
Even high-quality floors like Altro safety flooring can get scuffed or scratched by dirt and debris from outside. Grime and bacteria can also build up if cleaning is not done properly.
To prevent scuffs, marks, or scratches, protect the area as much as you can. Use doormats at entrances, sweep at least once a day, and mop with detergent, then rinse with clean water.
Be careful when moving heavy objects, as they can leave marks on the floor. Move objects during cleaning to make sure every area is cleaned.
Over time, even with regular cleaning, the floor may start to look less clean as grime, bacteria, and dirt build up in the material. When this happens, you should contact a specialist in dental floor cleaning to restore the floor and make future cleaning easier.
Machine Scrubbing an Altro Floor
Specialist cleaning companies use advanced equipment and techniques to solve this problem.
Here’s a quick example: If soil or dust is stuck in the floor, a specialist uses a rotary machine to loosen it. Then, a pressure-extraction process under a high vacuum removes the dirt in a single step.
Next, controlled amounts of water and cleaning solution are applied to restore the floor to its original condition. Depending on the setting, a sealant might be added for extra protection.
This process keeps the floor looking fresh and should be done occasionally.
For vinyl floors that were polished before, the old polish needs to be removed before a deep clean. After that, the floor can be sealed again, so even older floors look clean and stay more hygienic.