Care, Use and Sharpening of Dental Instruments

Re: Care, Use and Sharpening of Dental Instruments

Laura Ringsell — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:09:46 GMT

we clean, autoclave and sharpen after each use. We have he rounded stone for sharpening that works really well - just dont slip

Re: Care, Use and Sharpening of Dental Instruments

Vicky RVN — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:35:59 GMT

Autoclaving does blunt instruments...but still we do it after each use, better that way and them actually being sterile...mouths are just so icky!

Re: Care, Use and Sharpening of Dental Instruments

ginny — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:14:30 GMT

Our protocol is that we send instruments away for sharpening. PSS inspector seemed happy with this.

Re: Care, Use and Sharpening of Dental Instruments

Maisy — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:31:02 GMT

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hi, on the same note, do you know where the arkansaw or any other sharpener can be found, ta

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Have you tried JAK? They used to sell sharpening stones.

Re: Care, Use and Sharpening of Dental Instruments

S-J — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:35:48 GMT

hi, on the same note, do you know where the arkansaw or any other sharpener can be found, ta

Re: Care, Use and Sharpening of Dental Instruments

Tracy Windler RVN — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:43:09 GMT

Thanks, thats interesting. I have always autoclaved after each use and only sharpen as and when required. Probably should have a routine sharpening schedule!

Re: Care, Use and Sharpening of Dental Instruments

loobylou — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:36:34 GMT

We don't have anything written but this is what we do-

Sharpen after each use.
Cold sterilise in meddis after each use.
Place instrument protector tips on and store in an instrument box.
Autoclave once a month.

Not sure if this is correct but it works for us! We used to autoclave after each use but were told that this blunts the instruments.

Hope that helps a little