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SmilesRForever
Sterilization
 Our
top priority is your safety! When you visit our offices, you should have the
confidence that you are not only receiving the best dental care available,
but that the instruments used to provide that care are sterilized based on
the recommendations of the American Dental Association, the standard for
quality dental care sterilization procedures.
All
instruments that are used in our operatories are either sterilized based on
the ADA's recommendations or disposed of after one use.
Instruments which undergo sterilization are first immersed in an Ultrasonic,
a device which uses cleaning solution and vibrations to shake any debris
from the instruments. Next, each instrument is individually wrapped in
sterilization packing and subjected to a Cold Sterilization Tank or an
Autoclave, depending on instrument type. The Autoclave sterilizes with
heated steam under pressure, reaching or exceeding 273ºF. (For reference,
the boiling point of water is 212ºF.) Finally, all instruments are then
stored in sterile cupboards until their use is again required.
If
you'd like more information on our thorough sterilization process, don't
hesitate to ask the next time you visit us. We'd be more than happy to give
you a tour of our sterilization lab.
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