Survey on application status of small pressure steam sterilizers in dental institutions
10.11816/cn.ni.2025-250435
- VernacularTitle:全国口腔医疗机构小型压力蒸汽灭菌器应用现况调查
- Author:
Jingcheng WEN
1
;
Wei ZHANG
;
Shuming SHEN
;
Lu GAN
;
Chunli WANG
;
Xiaoguang LI
;
Ting SHUAI
;
Xiue LI
Author Information
1. 北京大学护理学院,北京 100191
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dental institution;
Small pressure steam sterilizer;
Prevalence survey;
Questionnaire survey;
Hospital-associated infection;
Sterilization
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2025;35(19):3010-3014
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the management status of small pressure steam sterilizers in dental institu-tions across seven major regions of China and provide references for establishing standardized monitoring and eval-uation protocols for sterilization efficacy.METHODS From Aug.to Nov.2023,a convenience sampling method was employed to select 885 dental institutions of various levels from seven geographical regions.An online survey using a self-designed questionnaire was conducted to assess the management status of small pressure steam steri-lizers in dental institutions.RESULTS A total of 885 questionnaires were distributed,with 770 valid responses col-lected,covering 770 dental institutions at all levels.The survey involved 2 056 small pressure steam sterilizers,of which 43.14％were pre-vacuum type and 89.40％were benchtop models.Tertiary dental institutions had the high-est proportion of imported small pressure steam sterilizers(60.15％),with most devices in use for 5-10 years(36.88％).Secondary and low er-level institutions predominantly used domestically produced small pressure steam sterilizers(74.60％),which used for 3-5 years accounting for the highest proportion(34.29％).While 85.58％of dental institutions employed dedicated sterilization personnel,only 45.84％performed proper maintenance for small pressure steam sterilizers.Training rates were 80.00％for department of stomatology in ungraded general hospitals and primary medical institutions,76.19％in prejob and 71.43％during the work for department of sto-matology in primary clinics,respectively.CONCLUSIONS Although most dental institutions demonstrate sound policy formulation,challenges persist in equipment maintenance,policy implementation and grassroots training.Future efforts should be made on strengthening maintenance and inspection of equipment,enhancing sys-tem supervisory mechanisms,and optimizing training systems to ensure dental treatment safety.
