title: The use of autoclaves in the dental surgery.
abstract: Autoclaving is the absolute method of achieving instrument sterilization in any health care setting. However, it does rely on an effective pre-sterilization routine for instrument handling and the subsequent correct loading and operation of the autoclave. This paper addresses the issue of correct autoclave use, the causes of failures and the regular monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Dental School, University of Queensland.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D003748:Dental Equipment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003762:Dental Instruments; D003770:Dental Offices; D004203:Disinfection; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation