Sterilisation

Working in a “protected” environment that guarantees the correct sterilisation of instruments is our practice’s primary objective. Our treatment procedures and the organisation of the practice ensure the essential levels of sanitisation and sterilisation needed for infection control, protecting not only our patients but also the practice staff.
The aim of sterilisation is to ensure that instruments and materials are safe at the moment they are used.
This is why, within our practice, dedicated time and specific methods are devoted to each stage of this process. The staff member responsible for this area has a thorough knowledge of the operating procedures and is aware that the time allocated to each step cannot be shortened.

The complete sterilisation process includes:

• COLLECTION (using rigid containers with handles and a removable rack)
• PRE-DECONTAMINATION (immersion in appropriate chemical solutions for the necessary time)
• CLEANING (by ultrasonic cleaning in addition to manual cleaning)
• RINSING (first with running water and then with demineralised water)
• DRYING
• PACKAGING
• STERILISATION in an autoclave