How to validate dental decontamination equipment – 2024 legal regulations

Dental equipment and process validation is a legal requirement for all practices.

The aim of this webinar is to understand how to validate dental equipment and decontamination processes according to the latest UK legislation. This webinar is for any member of staff that has overall responsibility for validation as well as those who carry out the validation.

Learning outcomes

Define key terms and describe purpose of validation in the dental context
Identify processes that can be validated and those that cannot
Explain the method, process and equipment required for validation of autoclaves (B/N)
Explain the method, process and equipment required for validation of washer disinfector
Explain the method, process and equipment required for validation of ultrasonic baths.

Speaker: Laura Edgar

Laura is an expert dental decontamination trainer and fully qualified teacher with a special interest in DUWL and biofilms. She is the Managing Director of Aura Infection control, the UK and Ireland’s leading provider of infection control services and products to the dental sector. Laura also holds a position at the Infection Prevention Society and is a highly experienced speaker on the dental conference circuit. Laura has developed her knowledge and experience of dental decontamination with a degree in decontamination of reusable invasive medical instruments from Anglia Ruskin University. In addition, she has worked in dental decontamination for over 10 years.

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This Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity fully complies with the CPD requirements of the General Dental Council. FMC certifies this activity for one hour of enhanced CPD in the subject of How to validate dental decontamination equipment – 2024 legal regulations.

This CPD meets the criteria for the GDC’s development outcome C.

Laura Edgar

PGCE. Undergraduate degree in decontamination of reusable invasive medical instruments.