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Best Practices for Routine In-Office Sterilizer Efficacy Monitoring

Follow These Steps to Achieve Sterility Assurance for Your Table-Top Steam Sterilizers

Routine sterilizer efficacy monitoring is a critical element of your practice’s infection prevention and control protocol. Steam sterilization is, of course, a routine part of instrument reprocessing, and it’s important to ensure your sterilizer is functioning properly for every load. As a result, there are certain steps you should be taking monthly, daily, and per each load to achieve sterility assurance.

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Four Changes to Infection Prevention and Control that Made a Difference

Revisiting Critical Updates That Address Infection Risks

At this time last year, we were all collectively reeling from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and dealing with the confusion, uncertainty, and anxiety of managing a new virus. And, in the midst of an unprecedented shutdown that nearly ground dentistry to a complete halt, practices pivoted on the fly to implement new infection prevention and control procedures that would enable them to continue practicing safely.

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Aerosol Management and HVE Best Practices

How to Reduce Aerosols While Providing Optimal Patient Care Using Ultrasonic Instruments

As we learn more about how COVID-19 is transmitted, dental practice guidelines are evolving. The U.S.