Unit 1.2a: Sterilisation Process
Range
Choose an item.
Handpieces
Sterilisation Procedure
Guidance Notes:
● Learners should detail PPE used, details of instruments and how they were
decontaminated before sterilisation.
● Learners should detail the autoclave process, method used to check
sterilisation process, storage of instruments after sterilisation.
Sterilisation of handpieces used during Lower Left 6 Composite filling
PATIENT DETAILS
AGE:57 YEARS
GENDER: MALE
MEDICAL HISTORY: CLEAR
I Changed into my uniform, wore the correct footwear and tucked my hijab into my shirt. Made
sure I wasn't wearing jewelry & my nails were short.
The cleaning process began after the patient's treatment was complete, During the day we
sterilise the hand pieces after every use. I brought back each used item from the dirty zone of
the surgery to the dirty zone of the decontamination room and into the dirty box container with