The information should include:
• The date of the test;
• The brand and type of packaging system tested;
• The type of biological indicator used and the batch number. It is important to ensure prior to the validation process
that the biological indicators to be used have not expired;
• The location and number of the steam steriliser (if there are multiple steam sterilisers in the practice);
• The name of the operator running the validation tests; and
• The exact parameters which have been validated.
With instruments for routine dentistry that are handled in trays and do not require packaging, problems of air removal are
minimal. For such loads, validation is not necessary. Rather, validation is directed to items required to be sterile at point
of use (critical items).
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