Availability of manufacturers' information on efficacy and compatibility of detergents used for cleaning dental instruments

Abstract

It has proven challenging to collate physico-chemical data on detergents suitable for use in manual and/or ultrasonic cleaning of dental instruments in general dental practice. Standardisation of information on the nature and efficacy of dental detergents in a readily accessible form would be beneficial to dental practice.

Decontamination in primary care: dental and hospital perspectives

“…Effi cient instrument decontamination is compounded by a lack of clear instructions from manufacturers/suppliers on appropriate methods for reprocessing of many dental devices and choice of cleaning agent (Roebuck et al . 2008 ;Calvert et al . 2012 ).…”