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Many products used in dental surgeries are disposable, single-use products, cups, paper towels, etc. Some products are available to dental care professionals as either re-usable – to be

Disinfection uses chemicals rather than steam and pressure to kill micro-organisms, it cannot kill as many micro-organisms as sterilisation can but it does kill a great number of

Autoclaves only sterilise effectively if items are dealt with properly prior to being placed in an autoclave. Cleaning of instruments is usually the role of the dental nurse and

Specialist medical equipment known as an autoclave is used in surgeries and hospitals to sterilise re-usable instruments, as well as a number of other products which must be

Cross infection is the transmission of pathogenic micro-organisms from one person to another. Micro-organisms are living organisms which are microscopic in size, they include; Fungi – which are treated