OVERVIEW

All About Monitoring Spore Testing & More is organized by The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Dentistry.

Release Date: October 27, 2023
Expiration Date: October 27, 2026

Description:
The purpose of this self-study is to provide the dental professional with needed information on the why, who, what, where and how of sterilization monitoring and use of chemical indicators.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

Define sterilization and disinfection
Identify what dental items must be sterilized and the preferred physical mode used for sterilization
Identify the three different types of sterilizers used in dentistry and discuss the advantages/disadvantages of each
Define a biological indicator and biological monitoring
Discuss how sterilization is confirmed
Describe a failed spore test and the possible causes
Discuss how to document a spore test failure, what remedial action is required and how to document a failed spore test
Discuss how chemical monitoring differs from biological monitoring
List examples of how to avoid common problems with sterilization monitoring
Describe the importance of sterilization monitoring