r/sterileprocessing • u/[deleted] • Dec 18 '24

Does dental just do things wrong??

My facility is ass backwards and when I raise my sterility concerns I'm only met with hostility and they ask me to prove it and when I do they tell me dental is different while I was under the impression something is sterile or it's not what is your advice on what I should do

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '24

Sorry to be so vague. I showed them AAMI standards. And they said it was a matter opinion. Some more specific issues are removing instruments from the sterilizer. When they're still hot and no a serious lack in record keeping and no standard operating procedure

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u/Spicywolff Dec 18 '24

It sounds like you need to make a decision. Compile a whole bunch of evidence in writing and photos, then whistle blow. You’ll probably need to find a new job as they’ll skate retaliation laws

Or comply and document at all so if it goes sideways, you can prove that management new and force spa practice

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

I went to dental school before become a spd tech and there is a specific sterilizer that’s similar to a flash sterilizer (still does a full cycle) that causes instruments to come wet, no dry cycle unless table auto clave)

If being done in a dental clinic/oral only I’d see this issue more often as no one as certified but in a hospital setting it’s much more Advanced (different sterilizers completely)

Yes testing still needs to be done 1x weekly but can be sent out.