repairs less frequent and extended the life of the instruments."
6. Lubricate when necessary.
When appropriate, lubricate all
your instruments to cut down on repairs. Omaha Surgical Center does a
lot of pediatric dental restorations, in addition to eyes, gynecology and
colonoscopies. The center was having issues with the drills not spin-
ning because the motors were repeatedly getting stuck. To solve that
problem, the center made it protocol that every time a drill came back
to the instrument room, it was lubricated with an oil before sterilization
— but only the dental drills. Many of the manufacturer's IFUs for other
drills recommend that they not be lubricated.
7. Pare your instrument trays.
Decrease the number of instru-
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