Dental staff face unique challenges in cleaning and sterilizing instruments due to having limited tools or knowledge. This presentation will review risk factors in instrument reprocessing and offer easily implemented solutions to prevent patient infections.
Objectives:
- Discuss the quality standards for dental instrumentation.
- Identify the quality components that impact the patient’s experience.
- Explore the human and mechanical factors that can impact instrument quality.
- Determine tools needed to ensure clean and sterile instrumentation.
This course is approved for 1.0 CE credit from CBSPD and HSPA.