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Handpiece sterilization

What is your office protocol for sterilizing your prophy handpieces?



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In: Life at Work | May 19, 2014

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Albert, I have had no problems with a full steam sterilizer. It was only a straight handpiece though, without the contra angle.

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Just like other handpieces, oil and steam sterilize between each patient.

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I was told that you can only put them in the Statim. Does anyone know about this?

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We wipe down with a cavicide wipe, oil and autoclave

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Sterilize between each patient. Unless it is a cordless then you sterilize the sheaths bewtween each patient.

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We cavicide wipe, oil and run through statim

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