HOW REALLY CLEAN IS YOUR DENTIST???

[Rockerforlife]

Clean the dental instruments manually or through mechanical means like a thermal washer disinfector or an ultrasonic bath. Infection Control Services says that dental instruments cannot be sterilized properly unless they are thoroughly cleaned beforehand. Manual cleaning should be done in a sink specifically reserved for this purpose and they should be cleaned with non-foaming detergent and a nylon brush. They should be immersed in lukewarm water, scrubbed below the water's surface and then rinsed. If they are being cleaned in a thermal washer disinfector or ultrasonic bath, the process should be done according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Step 2Afterward cleaning through either manual or mechanical means, the dental instruments should be dried with a disposable cloth.


http://www.medhelp.org/posts/new_with_new_subject?forum_id=75

[FlGuy]

Never trust a dentist who does not use Windex to clean his instruments

[Rockerforlife]

Looks like we just cannot win.

[Rockerforlife]

Warning
While dentists use sterilizations, that process is not always 100 percent effective. An article by Elsevier, Inc., brought to light some disturbing facts in 2003. Many instruments used by dentists in the United Kingdom were not all that clean after the sterilization process. Instruments that had been used and then sterilized were scrutinized under a light microscope and scanned with electrons. Of the instruments used in general dentist practices, 76 were contaminated, as were 14 percent of the instruments used by a dental hospital.