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24-hour veterinary surgical service: The clinic provides intensive therapy with a 24-hour operating room and a bespoke post-operative recovery suite for the treated animals. Modern veterinary facilities and perfect hygiene workflows significantly reduce the risk of infections.

With the best care, backed by cutting-edge technology and the MELAG System, Clinica Veterinaria CMV sets the highest hygiene standards in the reprocessing of veterinary instruments. The high loading capacities in conjunction with quick sterilization times of Cliniclave 45 ensure maximum efficiency in instrument decontamination.

We recently rewarded Avanto in Kiew, Ukraine as a MELAG Hygiene Partner for excellence in patient protection. Avanto Advanced Dentistry Clinics guarantee safety of the treatment for every patient. They use state-of-the-art technologies for reliable instrument reprocessing. All of their clinics are equipped with the highly efficient integrated MELAG System Solution.

Avanto is a network of clinics providing a full range of dental services, impeccable quality of diagnostics and treatment with varying degrees of complexity. Avanto have combined the best specialists with impeccable expertise in advanced dentistry. The use of modern technologies following European standards, effective development of technologies and constant improvement of the skills of the medical and administrative team guarantee an excellent result of treatment with the best care and infection prevention for their patients.

The decontamination rooms of the Avanto clinics are equipped with well-coordinated solutions provided by MELAG to perfectly match the indiviual demands of every single clinic: Perfect instrument decontamination based on the validatable automatic cleaning and disinfection of instruments with MELAtherm 10 and sterilization with the reliable Vacuklav steam-sterilizers. For fast sterilization of turbines and hand pieces they rely on MELAquick. Smart load systems, safe packaging and easy documentation round off to a perfect reprocessing workflow. All innovative technology is operated by well-trained staff.

Arteestic Dental is an excellent dental clinic of inter-national standard in respect of its innovative setup and modern facilities in accordance with international standards. In addition, it provides patients with high-est quality dental care in a comfortable, relaxed and friendly environment. The principal, Dr. Tee Tzi Mun, is an enthusiastic and committed dental practitioner who always endeavors to strike for the best dental care to her patients.

Our philosophy
We guarantee sterility and safety of the treatment. Having the clear see through of the sterilization room, the patients see how the instruments that are used on them to be clean, treated, sterilized before being used on them. Arteestic Dental is equipped on highest level with MELAG Premium-class-autoclave Vacuklav 41 B+, dis-tilled water for the sterilization process supplied by MELAdest 65. We pack the instruments with MELAseal 100+ to keep them sterile after sterilization process with Vacuklav 41 B+.

Conclusion
Our staffs love MELAG products as they are easy to use, efficient, and most important, gurantee the safety of our patients and ourselves.

MELAG presented the Hygiene Partner Award for excellence in instrument reprocessing to 28CliniC Nogami Dental in Kumagaya, Japan. Combining high quality dental treatment and integral patient well-being, Dr. Hiroaki Nogami has created a new dental clinic concept with a library, a medical personal fitness area and a café serving healthy food. The dental clinic provides general dentistry, aesthetic and restorative treatment in a ultra-modern space.

At 28CliniC, high level instrument decontamination is performed by well-trained staff with the MELAG System Solution: MELAtherm 10 for automatic thermal cleaning and disinfection, the sealing device MELAseal for packaging, two reliable steam sterilizers Vacuklav 31 B+ and a MELAquick 12+ for sterilizing handpieces and turbines. The clinic's excellence in instrument reprocessing ensures impeccable infection prevention for their clients and team.

With an integratel approach Dr. Hiroaki Nogami sets the focus on preventing oral diseases and keeping the general health of the patients. Using the integrated system solution from a single manufacturer ensures safe infection prevention for staff and patients alike and fits in perfectly.

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

Prosthodontic Associates in Melbourne. The trailblazer for highest-level instrument decontamination relies on the MELAG System. Prosthodontic Associates is a highly-skilled prosthodontic team in Australia, with a focus on reconstructive and implant dentistry. Located in the centre of Melbourne, the state-of-the-art dental clinic is tastefully furbished and equipped with cutting-edge technology.

A patient centred approach: Prosthodontic Associates primary focus is the overall oral health and wellbeing of the patient. Patient safety is of paramount importance. As such, having been extremely satisfied with the existing MELAG steam sterilizers, the clinic decided to extend the infection prevention concept with the integrated MELAG System Solution including software for documentation, load-management and batch-approval.

Streamlining our instrument decontamination process with the MELAG System
Without additional effort it is so easy to benefit from the use of the MELAG System. Our entire instrument decontamination process is more efficient and safe. The easy-to-use device interfaces and the fast cycle times of our MELAG steam sterilisers and washer-disinfector enable us spending more time treating our patients.

Our decontamination room is equipped with a fully validated integrated system solution: MELAtherm 10 for automatic cleaning and disinfection of our instruments. MELAtherm 10 provides the best possible protection against infection for patients and staff. We are highly satisfied with the cleaning and drying results. The rotary sealing device MELAseal Pro provides superior sterility maintenance of all packaged reusable medical devices (RMD). Two Premium-Class MELAG steam sterilisers ensure safe sterilisation. The compact nature, reliability and ease of producing water for our two steam sterilisers and the thermal disinfector via MELAdem has eliminated quality issues, handling and storing issues. MELAtrace, the software for documentation, load-management and batch-approval, accounts for all our regulatory document requirements in a highly secure manner. Our entire reprocessing workflow is carefully documented with MELAtrace. Each MELAG device is attached to the software and the protocol of the device cycle is integrated in one proof pdf document for the batch approval. Printed barcode labels facilitate traceability of the individual load elements. The labels are subsequently scanned and added to the patient administration system.

The easiest and most reliable concept of infection protection
The MELAG system streamlines all instruments and equipment management via a fully validated and integrated system. This results in complete accountability and reproducibility in cleaning, packaging, sterilising, tracking and associated documentation. The integrated system reduces manual handling, it provides tracability and accounts for all instruments at every stage of reprocessing and patient use. The recording of critical processes and parameters digitally has simplified the sterilization and clinical workflows.

With state-of-the-art technology the MELAG System produces safe and efficient reprocessing workflows. The integral solution of a single manufacturer helps us to save valuable time and provides peace of mind for the practice ensuring reliable infection prevention and control.

MELAG Cliniclave 45 in the Sanssouci Clinic in Potsdam: sterilizing more instruments faster and safer.

Our surgical clinic in Potsdam
Bespoke medical care in a clinic designed to meet patient needs: set in the stylish yet reserved historical centre of Potsdam, the surgical clinic Sanssouci provides high-quality surgery in a caring and comfortable atmosphere. We perform some 2000 operations every year, primarily in the areas orthopaedics, general surgery, neurosurgery and ENT. Our state-of-the-art facilities ensure that we can provide the best-possible quality care.

Top-quality technology in our sterilization room
Our sterilization department also maintains the highest of quality standards. Fully-trained assistants working with cutting-edge technology ensure a constant supply of surgical instruments for all our operations. We rely on the high-performance MELAG Cliniclave 45 series to sterilize a huge amount of instruments faster. Of the many practical functions integrated in this steam sterilizers, our staff especially appreciate the short program run times, automatic shutdown function and ergonomic operation which the device provides. Purchased after refurbishing our decontamination room, our new large steam sterilizers ensures time-efficient working routines with reliable sterilization results.

Optimum patient safety
When it comes to patient safety, we are satisfied with nothing less than the best. Our new purchase makes it easy to comply with all legal requirements and internal directives. A range of integrated additional functions, such as batch approval via the display, facilitate the complete documentation of the instrument decontamination process including instrument traceability up to each individual patient.

Professionalism, innovation, care for patients and openness are the most important principles of ODESA'S FIRST PRIVATE DENTAL CENTER. The emphasis оп the provision of top quality medical services has led to the MELAG System Solution. Based in Odessa, Ukraine, the dental clinic has designed their new sterilization room in order to provide the highest standard of instrument decontamination for their patients.

Years of development, use of integrated solutions and innovative approaches to tool processing оп MELAG equipment ensure the comfort and safety of ODESA'S FIRST PRIVATE DENTAL CENTER patients. We use the washer-disinfector MELAtherm 10 for reliable automatic cleaning and disinfection of instruments, the sealing device MELAseal for quick and safe packaging of our instruments.

More space for your instruments: Euroklav 23 VS+ with а deep sterilization chamber, high-performance vacuum pump and effective vacuum drying, brings perfect sterilization results, even with single wrapped instruments. Safety, ease and comfort are important factors for the patient treatment, especially in the treatment of children and anxiety patients. Our team has the strongest focus оп patient satisfaction, creating а pleasant atmosphere and providing high quality dental care backed by top-quality technology for the highest level of instrument decontamination.

MELAG awarded Yamamoto Dental Clinic for excellence in instrument reprocessing and patient protection. The dental clinic in Koda-cho, Japan is well-known for a strong focus on the patients well-being, satisfaction and safety. Organizing the sterilization room in order to achive highest results in instrument decontamination has been part of their mission.

Dr. Morimasa Yamato and his wife, a dental hygienist and clinic manager, implemented an ideal workflow using the MELAG System for the clinic's instrument reprocessing in co-operation with Dr. Kentaroh Nakamura of the Shurenkai study group.

A well-organized decontamination room and the use of the MELAG System Solution ensure safe instrument decontamination following highest international hygiene standards. The team of the Yamamoto Dental Clinic operate automatic cleaning and disinfection with MELAtherm 10. Automated decontamination provides a better infection protection because of outstanding cleaning results, and the risk for the staff to get injured is considerably minimized. The instruments are sealed with MELAseal 100+ in transparent packages. For the secure sterilization of dental instruments a MELAG Vacuklav 31 B+ steam sterilizer and the compact MELAquick 12+ for handpieces and turbines save valuable time with fast program cycles.

The Yamamoto Dental Clinic established a reliable hygiene cycle with full documentaion and traceability of the entire instrument re-processing with the implementation of the integrated MELAG System Solution. The dental clinic provides a high expertise in hygiene and infection control.

The MELAG System with Cliniclave 45 D: The Thonburi Bamrungmuang Hospital Digital Dental Center deploys innovative technology to provide comprehensive dental services.

As a role model for improved provision of patient care in Thailand, the Thonburi Dental Clinic implemented the integrated MELAG System Solution to provide outstanding patient protection. Deployment of a Cliniclave 45 D double-door steam sterilizer to realize a two-room concept ensures efficient workflows and maximum protection against recontamination.

In January 2019 MELAG awarded the Moscow dental clinic Neodent for excellence in instrument reprocessing and patient protection. Oles Vyacheslavovich Shevchenko, director of the Dental Association of Russia, director and co-owner of Neodent, unites a talented team - bringing together individual expertise and innovative technologies for more than 20 years. Neodent's instrument decontamination room is equipped with the integrated MELAG system solution.

The Neodent clinic has an individual approach to each patient. Chief physician Babin Ivan Aleksandrovich has been conducting a comprehensive treatment of dental diseases for 20 years. Under his leadership, specialists work in close cooperation and implement the most complex tasks to restore the health of a smile - assisted by a team, which is responsible for the instrument reprocessing, providing reliably sterile instruments for each treatment.

The use of the MELAG system ensures safe instrument decontamination workflows following highest international hygiene standards: MELAtherm 10 for the automatic cleaning and disinfection of dental instruments. Automated cleaning and disinfection provides a considerably better infection protection because of the standardization of the process and because the risk for the staff to get injured is minimized. Standardization helps to avoid mistakes and enhances the instrument decontamination process to a maximum of effectivity quality and safety. The instruments are sealed with MELAseal 200 in transparent packages. For the secure sterilization of dental instruments a Premium MELAG Vacuklav steam sterilizer and the compact MELAquick 12 + for handpieces and turbines save valuable time with fast cycle times.

The Neodent clinic executes an ideal instrument decontamination workflow for the best patient protection following international standards.

Trident Dental Clinic was founded in 2004 and since then until today, the desire for self-improvement and achieving excellence motivates us to be the best from all points of view: staff, equipment, materials, dental works and professional image. At the Trident Dental Clinic we bring together a team of 18 dentists with specialized education and extensive experience. We want those who visit us to feel completely secure and to return to us whenever they need our expertise.

To our patients we offer an individual approach to meet their requirements and conditions. Also the instrument decontamination process has to be individual. For us it is not enough to be sure that we have a good infection control – it has to be an outstanding one.
That is why we rely on the integrated MELAG system solution: the washer disinfector MELAtherm 10 for safe cleaning and disinfection, the sealing device MELAseal Pro for packaging, Vacuklav 44 B+ for safe sterilization of our instruments and the software MELAtrace for documentation, load management and approval. Together with MELAG we enhanced the software so that it could interact perfectly with our practice software.

All the time we want to be a step forward in whatever we are doing. The systems we use are reliable and in accordance with the internal regulations in our practice. We perform cross checks in order to confirm the proper infection control chain and exclude any risk herewith for our patients.

We strongly recommend to implement impeccable hygiene standards as early as possible in Romanian dental clinics to protect patients and clinic staff from infections and diseases, even though there is no national regulation yet. We can refer to our good experiences with MELAG appliances for any other sterilization room. It can be seen as ideal and secure workflow following the European guidelines.

We recently awarded Southpaws, a premier Specialty Surgery for Animals in Australia, located near Melbourne. Southpaws is one of Australia’s best veterinary referral hospitals with highest level care and the best hygiene standards in a professional and comforting environment for pets and owners. The clinic's excellence in instrument reprocessing ensures impeccable infection prevention for their clients and team.

The Speciality Surgery Clinic is headed by Dr. Charles Kuntz and Dr James Simcock, both surgeons are Registered Specialists of Small Animal Surgery. Their caring staff provide the very best in surgical, medical and cancer care for dogs and cats. The Southpaws team do everything to achieve great outcomes for pets and their owners. Not only in the field of human medical care a proper instrument decontamination workflow is essential for a reliable infection control. Avoiding infections with pathogenic organisms is a top priority in veterinary clinics, too.

Using the MELAG system at Southpaws ensures safe instrument reprocessing workflows following the highest international hygiene standards: MELAtherm 10 in combination with the water treatment unit MELAdem 53 for reliable automatic cleaning and disinfection of instruments, the large steam sterilizer Cliniclave 45 for efficient and safe sterilization of big amounts of surgical instruments and long instruments.

The Speciality Surgery Clinic for Animals provides high expertise in hygiene and infection control. We are happy to see the MELAG system solution used perfectly well at Southpaws.