• For your own safety make sure you wear protective clothing, safety glasses, face masks and gloves (PPE) during treatment and while pre-disinfecting any used instruments.
• Purge handpieces with a flow of water directly at the dental chair and clean the outer surface with a cleaning and disinfectant wipe.
• Use one wipe per handpiece.
• Keep the instruments humid to prevent any settling of organic material.
• Dispose all single-use materials.
• Immerge all instruments (in line with manufacturer instructions for use) into a disinfectant/detergent solution.
• Separately, immerge burs in a specific dedicated disinfecting/detergent solution for the peculiar reprocessing required and to prevent any damages.

• In terms of efficiency and safety, always prefer an automatic cleaning method.
• Always wear PPE and punctured proof, heat-resistant gloves.
• Make sure that the instruments to be cleaned are compatible, (according to the manufacturer's instructions), with the chosen cleaning method.
• Cleaning is ideally carried out using a validated cleaning process, e.g. a washer or thermal washer disinfector (TWD)
  If this is not available, batch records should be kept indicating who was responsible for cleaning the devices.

• Use a thermal washer disinfector with an automatic drying phase.
• Always ensure that the instruments can be reprocessed in a thermal washer disinfector according to the manufacturer's instructions for use.
• Always ensure that the instruments are loaded in the correct way and that the appropriate washing program is selected.

Use an automated device to lubricate turbines, contra-angles, handpieces and couplings. Make sure all items are completely clean and dry before maintaining.

• For optimum conditions, use an LED-illuminated magnifying glass.
• Use proven processes and automatic devices to lubricate instruments after each cleaning to ensure longer service life.

• Use a sealing device and sterilization rolls to preserve long-term sterility of items.
• Ensure pouches are not too small (tight) or too large.
• Ensure pouches are 3 fingers (or 30%) larger than instruments to avoid damage or poor drying during sterilization.

• Select type B cycles according to EN 13060 or dynamic air removal sterilizers according to ANSI/AAMI ST55.
• Visually check the load at the end of the sterilization cycle to evaluate the integrity and drying of the wrapped items. Please note, that only perfectly dried, and intact packs can be stored.
• Adopt a traceability procedure to link sterilization cycle, load and patient by providing tangible proof that items were sterilized. Thanks to EliTrace, the advanced traceability feature offered by Lisa, it is even possible to trace back to the individual instrument and/or kit without any extra software or a computer.
• Place all pouches paper side up or down according to the sterilizer manufacturer’s recommendations in order to optimise drying. Do not overlap pouches or exceed the maximum number/mass of instruments that can be processed by the selected cycle.
• Integrate a water treatment system to prolong the service life not only of your sterilizer but also of your instruments.
• Carry out periodical tests such as leakage (vacuum), Helix, Bowie & Dick tests and checking loads according to your local regulation guidelines.

• Ensure sterile items are transported in a manner that does not compromise their status. Transport should be carried out quickly.
• Refer to the technical instructions of your packaging manufacturer and local guidelines concerning the expiry date.
• Check the status of stored items at regular intervals. As soon as there are any signs of damage, the items can no longer be regarded as sterile.

• Always use dual-function cleaning and disinfecting wipes.
• Only use products that ensure high-level disinfection (completely virucidal – enveloped and non-enveloped virus and mycobactericidal), with the widest possible pathogenic spectrum (viruses, bacteria, yeasts, fungi and molds), and the shortest possible holding-time.
• Make sure that the disinfectant used is compatible with both delicate and resistant surfaces.
• Always respect the product holding time indicated by the disinfectant manufacturer.
• To avoid compromising the effectiveness of the product, only use one side of the wipe, making sure that it is well distributed and in complete contact with the surface to be treated.
• Do not use the wipe by folding it on itself.
• Use a new wipe every time you are about to treat a new area or use more wipes for large surfaces.
• Remember not to overuse the wipe as its cleaning and disinfectant effectiveness would no longer be guaranteed.
• A wipe measuring 13 cm by 18 cm can be effectively used for an area of approximately 50 cm square.
• If you use a cleaning and disinfectant spray instead of wipes, make sure it has the same characteristics and performance as those mentioned above.
• Never dispense the product directly on to the surface being treated but rather on to a disposable support made of non-woven-fabric or similar material, at a distance of 8–10 cm.
• Make sure that you used the correct distribution technique when using the product for cleaning and disinfection; choose an application direction (from left to right or from top to bottom) and then pass the wipe with an oscillating movement along the chosen application direction. In this way we avoid the risk of secondary contamination by reprocessing the same area twice.
• If you use a concentrated product, always choose one with a lower dilution percentage.

• Always use dual-function cleaning and disinfecting wipes.
• Only use products that ensure high-level disinfection (completely virucidal – enveloped and non-enveloped virus and mycobactericidal), with the widest possible pathogenic spectrum (viruses, bacteria, yeasts, fungi and molds), and the shortest possible holding-time.
• Make sure that the disinfectant used is compatible with both delicate and resistant surfaces.
• Always respect the product holding time indicated by the disinfectant manufacturer.
• To avoid compromising the effectiveness of the product, only use one side of the wipe, making sure that it is well distributed and in complete contact with the surface to be treated.
• Do not use the wipe by folding it on itself.
• Use a new wipe every time you are about to treat a new area or use more wipes for large surfaces.
• Remember not to overuse the wipe as its cleaning and disinfectant effectiveness would no longer be guaranteed.
• A wipe measuring 13 cm by 18 cm can be effectively used for an area of approximately 50 cm square.
• If you use a cleaning and disinfectant spray instead of wipes, make sure it has the same characteristics and performance as those mentioned above.
• Never dispense the product directly on to the surface being treated but rather on to a disposable support made of non-woven-fabric or similar material, at a distance of 8–10 cm.
• Make sure that you used the correct distribution technique when using the product for cleaning and disinfection; choose an application direction (from left to right or from top to bottom) and then pass the wipe with an oscillating movement along the chosen application direction. In this way we avoid the risk of secondary contamination by reprocessing the same area twice.
• If you use a concentrated product, always choose one with a lower dilution percentage.

• Only use dermatologically tested and non-aggressive products.
• Always use a fast-acting product which leaves no residue on the skin.
• Always follow the manufacturers instruction for use.