Sterilization

We are fully compliant with the highest standards of sterilization as legislated by the Alberta Dental Association and the Government of Alberta.

To ensure cleanliness in our clinic:

• Protective overshoes are worn in the clinical area, to prevent outside contamination
• We wash our uniforms daily on site and they never leave the clinic
• All water taps are hands-free
• Water lines are treated daily for biofilm prevention
• We chose specific flooring that disinfects easily
• Hand sanitizer is put out on the front counter, for everyone’s use

Beyond Simple Cleanliness

Sterilization goes beyond basic cleanliness, and is something we take seriously.

All of the instruments we use in your mouth are either disposable or go through our two-pass sterilization process, starting with a Miele Thermal Disinfection washer. This is a medical-grade, high volume, high pressure washer that cleans with water and detergent for one hour, reaches 90ºC for 10 minutes, and offers 99.9% microbial reduction alone.

Steam sterilizers (autoclaves) are then used as a second pass. They are monitored for effectiveness using thermal indicator tape, in-house biological spore tests, and monitoring and logging of the pressure, time and temperature of every autoclave cycle to ensure reliability.

With this sterilization process we can positively ensure that all of our instruments are sterilized to the highest standards, assuring your safety at our clinic.