With so many options available, it can be challenging to determine what infection control equipment to invest in. Learn how to purchase the devices that relevant to you.

Due to the inherent potential for contamination and subsequent infection control breaches, it is imperative to establish a well-structured workflow and implement clear labeling within the steri-center

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 placed inside the autoclave and must be free from impurities in order to avoid staining or corroding the items being autoclaved.

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 most autoclaves to set them up for sanitization success!

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 prevent cross contamination and disease transformation that happen in all medical practices.

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 indicators for that purpose.

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 sterilization equipment.

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

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 are vigilant about the importance of sterilizing their instruments, however, it must be clear that reprocessing requires a series of standardized, repeatable, effective and safe steps.