During the COVID-19 pandemic, a heightened awareness of airborne or contact contamination has drawn attention to sterile processing. There is no doubt that dentists across the country ar…

What is an 'autoclave,' and how does it work? We'll focus on the autoclave sterilization cycle process and walk you through the different autoclave cycle stages.

Sterilization will not happen in a steam autoclave without water. Steam sterilization uses saturated steam to the items in the autoclave. The steam comes into contact with the items place…

Not all autoclaves are made equal, and if you haven't gotten to know yours, you could be misusing it and putting your patients at risk. However, you can apply some general rules to m…

Infection control has been a crucial part of your practices' safety and healthcare standards and is strongly related to proper disinfection and sterilization. Sterilization can preve…

Most dental offices understand that instrument reprocessing is an area that can have frequent infection control breaches. This post analyzes how to use the different kinds of chemical ind…

Raising the Hygiene Standard: Adapting Dental Sterilization Methods to Pre-Vacuum Cycle/ Class B

In the world of steam sterilizers, it is useful to debunk some seemingly critical terms. In this article, we will make these suggestions!

In the technologically advanced world we live in today, how are medical devices keeping up? In this post we will review the development of technology and advancement within the sterilizat…

Sterilization monitoring is necessary for each autoclave load, including mechanical and chemical indicators as required and recommended, plus, depending on your location, spore testing (b…