Instruments travel from treatment room to sterilization room to storage to patient care. Learn how to ensure sterilization with a step-by-step approach. Planning the flow of instrument reprocessing provides a clear, consistent and easy-to-follow pathway with a set of steps to ensure that contaminated patient-care items are reprocessed properly and made safe for reuse. Common errors and misconceptions will be discussed, along with examples of “dos and don’ts” to help participants to recognize pitfalls and achieve perfection in sterilization of instruments.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
Describe the basic principles of instrument processing in the OMS setting.
Create and utilize checklists to increase sterilization efficiency.
Locate and implement the manufacturer's directions for use for re-processing dental equipment, instruments, and devices.
Locate reliable resources for infection control and instrument re-processing for the dental setting.
Oversee infection control in the OMS setting and prevent cross-contamination.