CDC: Best Practices for Sterilization Monitoring in Dental Settings

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) establishes recommendations for all dental healthcare personnel to follow to ensure proper infection prevention and control in dental settings. On its Oral Health website, the CDC has published valuable best practice resources on different dental infection control topics.

One of the topics covers best practices for sterilization monitoring. This resource discusses why sterilization monitoring is important, and details the three different levels of sterilization monitoring: mechanical, chemical, and biological. The information also describes procedures for recordkeeping, details the most common reasons for sterilization failures, and indicates what to do in the event of a positive biological spore test. The end of the online document includes a frequently asked questions section on sterilization monitoring in dental settings.

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