Proving the process: monitoring, validation and documentation

Course Overview

A sterilisation cycle is not complete until the load has been checked, released and documented.

This webinar begins at the completion of the sterilisation cycle and examines unloading, cooling, parametric release, chemical indicators and the management of failed or rejected items.

Participants will explore batch control identification, traceability, routine testing, cycle monitoring and record keeping. The session will also provide an overview of sterilisation validation, along with the broader documentation and evidence required to support IPC compliance in dental practice.

The webinar brings the series together by showing how practices can verify that processes are effective, demonstrate that requirements are being consistently followed and identify areas for ongoing improvement.

Key topics

• Unloading and cooling

• Parametric release

• Chemical indicators

• Batch identification and traceability

• Routine testing and cycle monitoring

• Validation

• IPC documentation and responsibilities

• Auditing and corrective actions

Learning outcomes

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the correct process for unloading and cooling sterilised items.

• Identify the checks required before releasing a steriliser load.

• Explain the purpose of parametric release and chemical indicators.

• Recognise when a pack or load must be rejected and reprocessed.

• Explain how batch identification supports traceability.

• Identify routine steriliser testing and monitoring requirements.

• Describe the records required to provide evidence of the sterilisation process.

• Explain the purpose of sterilisation validation.

• Identify the key documents and responsibilities that support IPC compliance.

• Recognise how auditing and corrective actions contribute to quality assurance.

Who should attend

Dentists, Specialists, Hygienists/Therapists, Practice Owners, Practice Managers, Dental Assistants/Nurses, and Front Office Coordinators.