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In the middle of Berlin-Reinickendorf, the practice of the dentists Dr. Kesler and Dr. Verdenhalven extends over 2 floors in a classic single-family house. Consisting of three dentists, seven assistants and three prophylaxis assistants, the team provides best dental treatments and offers their patients a wide range of dental care in the various treatment and prophylaxis rooms.

Small but nice - with Careclave everything runs smoothly even when space is limited

In our daily practice, we usually prepare our instruments twice a day - at the change of a shift and at the end of the working day. Looking at our reprocessing room that measures only 5 square meters, not much else fits into this room, besides our Careclave, the Cooling Box, a MELAseal 100 and our label printer. With Careclave, however, we can still provide a safe, reliable and efficient instrument reprocessing, even in the small amount of space we have. Therefore we always follow a specific decontamination procedure and divide up the tasks in the team.

In the beginning, we collect all the instruments in the treatment rooms and transport them to the reprocessing room. There we pre-clean them manually and disinfect them in a thermal bath. Afterwards critically classified instruments that need to be sterilized are packed into a sterile pack using our MELAseal 100 and are placed on tray mounts for Careclave. With the Vacuclave program we start sterilizing them in our 4-in-1 Solution. Since all reprocessing steps are completely documented by Careclave and automatically saved on a CF card, we don’t need any additional documentation software. Once the sterilization is completed, we remove the reprocessed instruments, label them appropriately and finally return them to the respective treatment rooms.

The Care-S Program

With the Care-S program of Careclave, we also have the possibility to carry out a reliable cleaning, disinfection and lubrication of our transmission instruments. Depending on patient volume, we usually load the Carebox with 2 up to 6 handpieces by simply twisting the instruments onto the respective adapters until they lock into place. Following we place the Carebox onto the door of the device and start the program - a very simple process. Once the program is completed, we insert the Carebox in the Coolingbox to let the instruments cool down. After only 4 minutes, the handpieces are available again - cleaned, disinfected and well cared for use. Once a week we also do a intensive care for a long-term value retention of our instruments. For that we use the chuck lubrication station named ADDcare directly integrated into Careclave. The weekly use protects our instruments from corrosion and wear and thus also enables us to reduce repair costs in the long term.

Summarized in one sentence: we are very happy to have Careclave as a specialist for instrument reprocessing in our team and we don't want to do without it ever again!

In order to meet highest quality standards in instrument reprocessing, our practice consists of 19 employees and 8 fully equiped treatment rooms. To ensure that every patient receives the best possible care in every area of dentistry, each of us has different treatment specialties. Thanks to our specialists, but also to the modern technical equipment and high-quality instruments in our practice, we are able to provide safe, gentle and successful treatments at all times.

To ensure this high quality standards in our daily work over the long term, we have relied on Careclave since 2019.

Instrument protection á la Careclave

Each of our treatment room is equipped with sets of handpieces from W&H and NSK. In order to prevent wear and soiling of our valuable instruments and consequently expensive investments in new instruments, we rely on highly defined and structured workflows, short reprocessing cycles and a reliable and long-term value retention of our transmission instruments. All this is possible with Careclave.

After a treatment on the patient, the used and contaminated instruments are brought into the decontamination room in a closed container. Once there, we start loading the Carebox with up to 8 handpieces and turbines. Thanks to the innovative dosing system of Careclave, precise reprocessing is ensured for each instrument – even if unneeded adapters remain free in the Carebox.

We were particularly impressed by the loading concept: Careclave combines cleaning & disinfection, lubrication and sterilization in one single device. If we need to reprocess further instruments in addition to cleaning and lubricating our hollow-body instruments in the Carebox, we use the rear part of the chamber for sterilizing them in just one cycle. To do this, we only need to hang the loaded Carebox in the door and place the remaining instruments on the short tray mounts – a process that could not be simpler.

After only 18 minutes, the transmission instruments are cleaned, disinfected and lubricated which is the most important prerequisite for a long lifespan and a reliable value retention of the instruments. And even expensive repairs of our instrument heads are no longer an issue for us: Every Friday we carry out the chuck system care directly on the device according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Therefore a special care station is integrated in the door of Careclave where we can easily lubricate the handpieces by using a fully-synthetic oil. At the same time Careclave documents the entire reprocessing procedure with all important process parameters in order to ensure compliant and complete traceability.

If the instruments are needed for the next patient immediately after reprocessing, we additionally use our Cooling box by simply inserting the Carebox lid into it. In only 4 minutes the Cooling box guarantees cool instruments ready to use for the next treatment.

Over a year with Careclave, over a year of carefree instrument reprocessing

The combination of a modern autoclave with a reprocessing and lubrication device for dental hollow body instruments not only saves time and space in the decontamination room, but also ensures the protection of our patients and instruments. The systematic cleaning, oiling and lubrication of our chuck systems guarantee reliable functioning and a long-term value retention.

There are frequent reports on social media about the high service costs for repairs of inadequately lubricated handpieces and turbines. Fortunately, in the entire time we have been reprocessing our instruments with Careclave, we have not had a single lubrication-related failure of an instrument.

As much as we rely on our instruments, we also rely on the new device concept from MELAG: Careclave convinces us again and again in our everyday work with its efficient funcionalities and the excellent MELAG quality.

We always wanted to create areas for patients that do not correspond to common ideas of a dental practice. Our practice concept was to counteract the usual stress and hectic of a big city and offer a holistic approach to treatment. With the latest technology and stylish treatment rooms, we have realized this idea in 2018 in our dental practice berliner MundArt.

Workflow of the future

Instrument reprocessing in our dental practice also no longer corresponds to standard workflows. Since 2019, we have been using Careclave to protect our patients and instruments. During a test phase, we were able to convince ourselves of the new device concept: The combination of autoclave and washer-disinfector in just one device not only sounds promising, but it is. With the innovative solution from MELAG, the particularly time-consuming decontamination and lubrication processes for dental hollow instruments are finally a thing of the past.

And it's that simple: Immediately after treatment, we load the Carebox with up to 8 transmission instruments or up to 8 ultrasonic scaler tips and prophylaxis handpieces in the unclean area of our reprocessing room. For rapid instrument reprocessing, my practice team simply adapt the Carebox into the door and starts a program: In just 16 minutes, Careclave takes over the reprocessing and optional oiling of the instruments!

After the subsequent visual inspection, not only documentation, approval and labeling are carried out, but also the chuck system care. A special care station is integrated in the door for maintaining the long-term value retention of our precious instruments. This is a function I have never seen in any other decontamination solution before.

The all-rounder from MELAG is also ideally suited to the sterilization of instruments. Either we use Careclave with Carebox and short tray mount as a combination device or with a long tray mount as a practice autoclave. With a load of up to 11 kg, we sterilize our instruments on 8 trays or in four MELAstore Boxes.

Careclave - The all-rounder in the decontamination room

The entire practice team of berliner MundArt agrees: we can rely on Careclave 100% - 7 days a week! The innovative and holistic approach fits perfectly with our practice concept. Cleaning, disinfection, lubrication and sterilization in just one device ensures standard compliant reprocessing, long-term value retention of the transmission instruments and at the same time gives us the most valuable resource in today's world: time that we can no longer spend in the reprocessing room, but with the individual treatment of our patients.

Dentalzentrum Plus is there for their patients with locations in Berlin Charlottenburg, Schöneberg and Marzahn over 300 days a year. Dentalzentrum Plus in Charlottenburg alone offers 17 modern treatment rooms. This clinic size requires not only compliance with the highest quality standards in instrument reprocessing, but also efficient workflows.

Instrument reprocessing in XXL

We want to take the best possible care of our patients. Therefore it is our aspiration to work hygienically at the highest level and to minimize the time spent in the decontamination room. The system from MELAG has supported us since the opening of our dental clinic. MELAtherm 10 Evolution, MELAseal Pro and Vacuklav 40 B+ Evolution convince with the reprocessing of large quantities of instruments in the shortest possible time.

To ensure that our handpieces and turbines are also ready for the next treatment, we rely on a completely new device concept: Careclave combines a modern autoclave with a reprocessing and lubrication device for dental hollow-body instruments. We can now clean, disinfect and care up to 8 hollow-body instruments in only 16 - 18 minutes.

Careclave offers the flexibility we need on tightly scheduled workdays. In addition to reprocessing and lubricating hollow-body instruments in the Carebox, we use the rear part of the chamber for sterilizing other instruments in just one cycle. In case of an increased sterilization volume, the Careclave is even available as an additional Class B autoclave. With the help of the long holding mount, up to 11 kg of instruments packed in foils or in boxes can be sterilized.

Our conclusion after more than a year with Careclave

For systematic treatment of our patients, we combine all specialists in dentistry under one roof. Since November 2019, this systematic approach has also been reflected in instrument reprocessing at our clinic in Charlottenburg: Careclave combines cleaning, disinfection, lubrication, sterilization and documentation in a single device.

Careclave thus provides the highest standards of infection control and further unique advantages to us:

1. Reduced number of devices in the decontamination room results in lower ongoing costs for maintenance and validation
2. Fast cycle times save the cost-intensive purchase of additional instrument sets
3. Systematic cleaning, oiling and lubrication of chuck systems reduce service costs for repairs of transmission instruments

However, the Careclave scores not only with an innovative device concept, but also with the superior MELAG quality – made in Germany. For this reason, we have decided to equip further locations of Dentalzentrum Plus with Careclave for an optimal hygiene workflow.

Lipp & Lutz dental practice is a major Berlin practice for tooth preservation, preventive care and aesthetics. With six modern treatment rooms and 21 qualified employees, Lipp & Lutz has been following the request of their discerning patients for many years to have a specialist in every important working area of the practice. In order to meet the wishes of their patients and to be able to guarantee a high quality of treatment, the dentists Lipp & Lutz have been relying on Careclave - the specialist in instrument reprocessing - since 2019.

Easy loading, maximum care protection

In a total of six treatment rooms in our practice, we have 10 unwrapped basic sets for non-surgical use. The wrapped surgical instruments as well as the unwrapped dental handpieces and turbines are located in the decontamination room.

Once a treatment has been completed, the assistant brings the instruments used to the decontamination room and prepares them for reprocessing. The loading process of Careclave is super simple and straightforward. We load the Carebox Blue on the unclean side of the decontamination room with up to 8 turbines and dental handpieces and insert it into Careclave. Then we just have to close the door. Careclave automatically recognizes the attached Carebox and starts the appropriate program for the instruments.

In our practice we only use the Care-Therm program, which completely cleans, disinfects and lubricates dental handpieces and turbines in only 18 minutes. It is also practical that the MELAG Care Oil supplies every instrument in the Carebox with the exact amount of oil required. This enables economical consumption and guarantees that our instruments will retain their value for a long time. At least once a week, we also use the ADDcare station integrated in the door to lubricate the instrument heads of the chuck system directly on Careclave.

Once the Care-Therm program is completed we load the hot instruments into the Cooling Box to cool them down to a treatment temperature in only four minutes.

Careclave is our specialist in instrument reprocessing

We have been using Careclave in our practice for over a year to ideally prepare our instruments for daily use.

At the beginning of the field test phase, we weren't quite sure whether Careclave could cope with the high workload of our practice. However, this skepticism has never been confirmed. Due to the very fast cycle times and the diverse loading options, we quickly learned to love Careclave!

Thanks to the modern device concept, which combines the reprocessing workflow of cleaning & disinfection, lubrication, sterilization and documentation in just one product, we benefit from many valuable advantages. We have more space in the decontamination room and, thanks to the short and efficient reprocessing cycles, save a lot of time and money.

With Careclave, we meet the wishes of our discerning patients to have a specialist in every important area. Careclave is our specialist in instrument reprocessing and gives our patients the secure feeling that they are always in best hands.

MELAG Medizintechnik recently certified Dr. Aldo Vezzoni as a MELAG Hygiene Partner for meeting the highest requirements in instrument decontamination: in order to protect the patients and staff alike, the clinic uses state-of-the-art technology in accordance with the relevant international hospital standards.

Located in the region of Lombardy in Cremona, the practice welcomes its veterinary patients with a friendly and well-educated team that exclusively consists of qualified veterinarians and technical personnel.

40 years of experience of Dr. Aldo Vezzoni shared by the same passion for animal care, makes for a secure and reliable workflow that enables the team to always put the patients first. 

Dr. Vezzoni is a luminary in the field of orthopedics. The practice for orthopedic specialization is known worldwide, as they also use the latest technologies on animals. Vezzoni Veterinary Clinic performs also medical, surgical, cardiac, dermatological and many more treatment procedures which offers everyone the chance to find the perfect treatment for their four-legged friends.  

With several treatment rooms, operating rooms and laboratories, Dr. Vezzoni's veterinary clinic is one of the largest clinics in the region. Therefore, the clinic relies on its technical equipment and trusts in the MELAG System Solution. It offers the practice team and patients complete safety in practice hygiene, and ensures highest standards in patient and infection protection. 

In 2016 the MIKROS Dental Center was  one of a few dental clinics in the whole city Chernivtsi, that was using the full optimized MELAG system solution for cleaning and sterilizing dental instruments. It became an important factor for building confidence to the center, and as a result, today the practice receives a high number of patients every day which gives the MIKROS Dental Center an even higher responsibility to their patients in maintaining the hygiene standards.

With a broad-based team of dentists the practice offers almost all dental treatments such as prophylaxis, orthodontics, dental therapy, prosthetic dentistry, periodontology and many more. Espiacially with such a variation of treatments a fast, precise and reliable decontamination process is required.

MELAG Medizintechnik recently awarded Dr. Cesare Paris as a MELAG Hygiene Partner for outstanding performance in the field of instrument reprocessing and patient protection.
 
The practice is located in the Lombardy region and welcomes its patients with a friendly and competent practice team. The practice offers a variety of specializations such as oral surgery, implantology, prosthetics, prophylaxis, orthodontics and much more.  With several treatment rooms and 8 doctors  the team must be able to rely on efficient and secure workflows as well as on safe and reliable technical equipment. Thanks to the MELAG devices Dr. Cesare Paris can offer high qulity and safety standards for the patients and team alike.
 
For Dr. Cesare Paris, patient protection is the top priority which is why the practice Dentistico trusts completely in MELAG devices and reprocesses the instruments with the highest hygiene standards by using the MELAG system solution. 

Smart Dental Clinic is a highly qualified dental clinic with 18 well-educated dental professionals in Romania, Cluj-Napoca. The dental clinic is specialized in a variety of dental services such as oral surgery, endodontics, dental aesthetics as well as in orthodontics and treatments of general dentistry. Through exceptional service and modern technology, ideal conditions for a first-class treatment are provided.

Reliable working routines by using the MELAG System Solution

Health is our most precious asset. That is why we focus on proper instrument decontamination. When designing our decontamination room we wanted to use latest technology for the best-possible efficiency and safety. We chose the MELAG System Solution in order to implement a fully aligned and integrated reprocessing workflow from one manufacturer. With MELAtherm 10 Evolution, MELAseal Pro and Vacuklav 44 B+ Evolution, we reliably cover all process steps.

Especially, the MELAG washer-disinfector plays a vital role in workflow optimization. The automated cleaning and disinfection of instruments not only saves considerable time and money, but also reduces the risk of puncture wounds compared to manual procedures. With an active drying, space-saving process agent intake and integrated documentation interfaces, MELAtherm 10 Evolution meets all of our requirements and ensures highest hygiene standards. Questions about correct working procedures are easily answered by the video tutorials on the large colour-touch display.

We really like the universal use of our steam sterilizer Vacuklav 44 B+ Evolution. High speed cycle times and large capacities for all loading patterns, even with our containers, make the autoclave an ideal solution for the sterilization of large quantities of surgical instruments.

With the MELAG System Solution we support patient care

Infection control is more important than ever. Even in times of COVID-19 our patients can rely on our hygiene measures. For the safety of our patients and team, we deploy the MELAG System Solution. The aligned operating concept gives our team confidence in instrument decontamination. We are very pleased to have MELAG as our hygiene partner by our side.

We recently awarded Studio Balsano as a MELAG Hygiene Partner for excellence in patient protection. The practice is equipped with the highly efficient integrated MELAG System Solution. Introducing latest technological innovations allows them to provide high quality dental treatment and the best protection against infections.

Using the integrated system solution from a single manufacturer ensures safe infection prevention for staff and patients alike and fits in perfectly. Dr. Balsano's highest priority is the protection of the patients and to co-ordinate procedures and written protocols to ensure biological control. His Team guarantees maximum safety of the treatment for every patient.

The dental practice provides safe and efficient instrument reprocessing workflows following the highest international hygiene standards.

Unident Union Dental Spa is a clinic in Wroclaw that specializes in implantology, orthodontics and aesthetic medicine. The clinic offers the entire spectrum of dental treatment for their patients. The modern interior design, which creates a unique ambience, has been awarded with a design prize. The team at Unident Union Dental Spa does not only attach great importance to a modern facility - the decontamination room is also equipped with the latest MELAG System Solution for time-saving workflows.

Safe and efficient processes for infection control

Investing in quality and innovation was our top-priority right from the start. We chose the MELAG System because we wanted smooth operation without interruptions in our decontamination room. Thanks to the aligned MELAG System Solution, sterilized instruments are available again in the shortest possible time. 

We particularly appreciate our MELAtherm. After automated reprocessing in the washer-disinfector, the instruments can be safely cleaned, disinfected and removed dry. This offers us great comfort and saves a lot of time. The instruments are sealed before sterilization, also time-optimzed, by using the MELAseal Pro rotary sealing device. We also attached importance to short cycle times when choosing the autoclave. Vacuklav 44 B+ Evolution enables us to sterilize large quantities of instruments in a very short time due to the patented double-jacket technology and intelligent drying DRYtelligence. The colour touch display of the autoclave makes for an intuitive operation as well as a traceable documentation and approval of the sterilization batch.

Time for treatment of our patients

In order to offer our patients the entire spectrum of dentistry with detailed advice and treatment, we must be able to rely on time-saving workflows. With the perfectly coordinated devices of the MELAG System Solution, our instruments can be reprocessed in the shortest possible time and the entire hygiene cycle runs safely and reliably. We save a lot of time and our patients and the entire team are perfectly protected against infections by means of dangerous pathogens.

Working time is lifetime - a strong partnership and a highly engaged team enable the dentists Antonia Ebel-Wemmer and Stefanie Bleul to put together their own ideas into practice: creating a pleasant atmosphere with impressive interiour design elements and the use of high quality technology. Safety, ease and comfort are important factors for the patient treatment - especially in the treatment of children and anxiety patients.