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Many of the following links will provide you with the most up to
date information for recommended practices for your Dental
practice. Some states have their regulations posted below
hyperlinked to the corresponding law.
The CDC
(Center for Disease
Control and Prevention)
www.cdc.gov
Recommended Infection-Control Practices for Dentistry, 1993.
“Proper functioning of sterilization cycles should be verified by
the periodic use (at least weekly) of biological indicators (i.e.
spore tests). Heat sensitive chemical indicators (e.g. those that
change color after exposure to heat) alone do not ensure adequacy of
a sterilization cycle but may be used on the outside of each pack to
identify packs that have been processed through the heating cycle.
A simple and inexpensive method to confirm heat penetration to all
instruments during each cycle is the use of a chemical indicator
inside and in the center of either a load of unwrapped instruments
or in each multiple instrument pack; this procedure is recommended
for use in all dental practices. Instructions provided by the
manufacturers of medical/dental instruments and sterilization
devices should be followed closely.”
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
41(RR-8), May 28, 1993
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