The Standards for Dental Clinics (March 2024) — published by the Healthcare Standards Directorate — set out documented validation of the sterilisation process, cycle parameter checks, and completed load verification for every cycle. HCSD inspects unannounced. Medical Council of Malta disciplinary proceedings follow non-compliance.
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The Standards for Dental Clinics (March 2024) published by HCSD is the inspection benchmark for Maltese dental clinics. Class B (small / portable / bench-top) steam sterilisers — or evidence-based equivalent — are required. The sterilisation chain is clean → disinfect → dry → pack → sterilise → check load → store, with pre-sterilisation items kept in a dedicated area (Standard 1.1f/g). Validation of the sterilisation process (Standard 5.1), cycle parameter checks once each load is completed (Standard 5.4), and completed load verification (Standard 6) are documented for every cycle. Hepatitis B vaccination (anti-HBs ≥10 mIU/mL titre) is mandatory for staff performing Exposure Prone Procedures. The Standards reference HTM 01-05, CDC Guidelines, and Scottish Dental Clinical Guidance internally as source documents — the legal framework is Maltese (Health Care Professions Act Chapter 464 + Public Health Act Chapter 465 + EU MDR). HCSD inspections are unannounced; Medical Council of Malta disciplinary proceedings follow non-compliance, with sanctions ranging from advice and admonishment to conditions on registration, suspension, or erasure.
Standards for Dental Clinics (March 2024) — HCSD · Health Care Professions Act (Chapter 464 of the Laws of Malta) · Public Health Act (Chapter 465) · Medical and Kindred Professions Ordinance · Medicines Act (Chapter 458) · Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) · Regulation (EU) 2017/852 (Minamata — dental amalgam) · EN 13060 · EN ISO 17665-1 · EN ISO 15883 · EN 14476
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