Hygiene Practices for Dentists & Dental Nurses
Sat 11 Jul
|ADEA - Advanced Dental Education Athens
Upgrade your infection control protocols and master best-practice instrument reprocessing for dental clinics. I Price: 80€ including a 57€ soaking bath as a gift!
Time & Location
11 Jul 2026, 10:00 – 13:00
ADEA - Advanced Dental Education Athens, Leof. El. Venizelou 163B
About the event
AIMS: Advanced Infection Prevention Management Solutions
Effective Instrument Reprocessing for Dental Practices
Instrument reprocessing in dental practices is a complex process that involves multiple steps, protocols, and strict compliance with hygiene standards. These procedures must be continuously reviewed and adapted in accordance with the latest scientific evidence, technological developments, and regulatory requirements.
According to the UNI EN 13060 standard, a medical device can only be considered sterile when the probability of a viable microorganism being present is less than or equal to one in one million. While this threshold represents the accepted standard of sterility, it also highlights an important reality: absolute sterility can never be guaranteed. Achieving this level of safety requires a well-designed and consistently applied reprocessing protocol.
Sterilization alone is not sufficient. It must always be preceded by proper pre-treatment procedures, including pre-disinfection and thorough cleaning of instruments. The pre-disinfection phase plays a crucial role in reducing…