Positive I.D. Labelling has created a new system of colour-coded labelling to help dental practices meet the HTM 01-05 legislation. Dental practices using non-vacuum sterilisers (type N) must have a system in place to ensure that storage of sterilised instruments does not exceed 21 days.

The new labels state the date dental instruments were sterilised and the date that they need to be used by. They are also colour-coded into a four weekly cycle. This enables the dental team to see, at a glance, which instruments are approaching their ‘use by’ dates, so they can rotate them accordingly.

The labels are attached to sealed packaging, once items have been sterilised, using a state-of-the-art labelling gun, which prints and sticks labels in one smooth movement. The labels can be personalised and come in a range of sizes and formats.

The labelling gun and 22,000 each of the four-colour labels are available to dental practices for a special price of £249+VAT. www.pid-labelling.co.uk/pid_pages/dentist.php

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