Sterilization and Disinfection of Patient-care Items in Oral Healthcare Settings
Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the dental professional should be able to:

• Discuss the rational for sterilization and disinfection.
• Discuss and select appropriate methods of sterilization and disinfection.
• Discuss and implement appropriate processing of reusable patient-care items.
• Discuss and implement appropriate quality assurance measures.
• Discuss and implement appropriate procedures in case of sterilization failure.