Dental Practice
The Studio: the place of treatments
With more than 20 years of experience, the name of Dr. Maria Elena Placenza, better known as Elena Placenza, is linked to dental health in the dental field.
In 2021 it inaugurated the new and unique headquarters to be able to welcome its patients in easily accessible spaces, increasingly comfortable and equipped with the most innovative technologies.
Dr. Maria Elena Placenza believes in excellence, innovation and training: for this reason she never stops studying and updating herself on the most innovative and least invasive techniques for the patient.
The office of Dr. Maria Elena Placenza is located in Via degli Iris 47, a central area of the city of Trapani, easily reachable by car and public and private transport.
Ample possibility of free parking in front of the studio.
The structure, modern and very bright, has no architectural barriers both at the entrance and inside the rooms.
Environments
The Waiting Room
The Waiting Room, designed as an integral part of the practice, is comfortable, furnished with comfortable and welcoming seats where you can wait in complete relaxation for your appointment and a monitor that illustrates the various activities of the practice.
The Operations Room
The Operations Room is very large and bright and has all the instruments relating to patient care.
After each visit, the dental chair and all connected accessories including the suction tubes are also disinfected and sanitized with products certified by the Ministry of Health.
The water system is equipped with an Anti-Legionella Filter which is replaced periodically and the circulating water that ends up in the patient's mouth and in the rinse glass is subjected to an annual analysis at the reference analysis laboratory.
The Sterilization Room
The Sterilization Room where, with strict protocols dictated by the World Health Organization, everything used operationally is cleansed, disinfected and sterilized. In this area, all the instruments used follow a strict decontamination, disinfection and sterilization process.
It is equipped with an autoclave, ultrasonic tank, hot bagging machine and labeller.
The autoclave (sterilizer) is constantly monitored and subjected to functionality verification tests according to the laws in force (Elix test, vacuum test, etc.) capable of guaranteeing the perfect functioning of each sterilization cycle.
All instruments are packaged sterile and labeled; the serial number of each sterilization cycle is reported in a special register
The firm's water system is differentiated from the city water supply by means of special wells and equipment such as the periodically replaced "amalgam separator" which prevents the spillage of material into common water pipes.
The electro-medical equipment is subjected to biannual checks to verify its correct functioning to protect the patient.
The private Studio
The private studio is the place of welcome, knowledge and conversation between Dr. Maria Elena Placenza and the patient. In this environment the doctor gets to know the patient, gives treatment instructions, recommends specific treatments for a specific patient, makes prescriptions, obtains consent for treatment; the patient gets to know the doctor, asks his questions, explains his expectations and learns to gain trust in Dr. Maria Elena Placenza.
The environments, depending on their use, are equipped with differentiated and specific lighting to obtain the right relaxation for the patient and a high degree of visual comfort for the dentist. The quality of light in working environments is in fact a determining factor for the quality of the healthcare worker's work.
The studio is equipped with security systems: fire prevention system, video surveillance.
Safe and sanitized places for the health of your teeth
The sanitation and safety of the various environments are one of the main attentions that Dr. Maria Elena Placenza places on her patients
The Autoclave
Latest generation autoclave or steam sterilizer allows the total sterilization of instruments, guaranteeing their safety for the next patient.
Water Testing
The water system and the water that flows through it and reaches the patient's glass is subjected to periodic examination by a specialized laboratory.
Anti-legionella filter
Inside the dental unit there is an anti-legionella filter with 0.1 micron filtration, which completely eliminates Legionella (a bacterium that affects the respiratory system) from the water and does not contain chemical agents that damage the pH of the water.
Amalgam separator
It is a device that allows you to apply the protocol for the removal of dangerous gray metal fillings
Instrument sterilization checks (Vacuum test, Helix test)
They allow you to constantly demonstrate the ability of the autoclave to destroy all microorganisms (viruses and bacteria), including spores.
Sterilized instruments
All the instruments used in Dr. Maria Elena Placenza's office are sterilized using the Euronda autoclave (steam sterilizer), an innovative and reliable sterilization system, which allows all sterilization cycles to be traced in a special register, kept in the office.
Digital Radiology
Diagnostic technique that ensures the accuracy of the information collected from the patient. It allows you to detect, process and archive radiographic images in the form of computer data, thus ensuring precision and transparency.
Led Light
It allows you to activate composite resins that are commonly used to make fillings, for the reconstruction of dental prostheses or to carry out teeth whitening treatments.
Intraoral enlargement
Technology that allows you to collect information from the dental arches and oral mucous tissues by reproducing them on a large screen at high magnification.
Accessibility
Thanks to the absence of architectural barriers, the collaboration with an anesthetist during dental treatments guarantees safe access to all treatments even for patients with disabilities.
Management of anxiety and fears
My training has taught me to take care of the needs of children and adults alike who often rely on me for my ability to help them manage anxiety and fear.
Approach to children
Prevention begins right from the mother's belly: Dr. Maria Elena Placenza offers a free program dedicated to all pregnant women. The practice welcomes children every day, even very young ones, because together with their families we work on prevention even before treatment. The child's journey then continues in the years to come, accompanying him as he grows. We take care of children of all ages, we welcome and treat children with rare syndromes and pathologies, children with previous unpleasant experiences, often sent by the same colleagues.