Effective and efficient infection control is essential to prevent cross-contamination for the safety of patients during Dental procedures. Increasing focus on maintaining productivity while ensuring patient safety has empowered practices to develop contamination-free procedures, while realizing efficiencies and cost effectiveness. Increasing number of dental problems, surging awareness about infections caused due to repeated use of dental equipment without sterilization, and advancements in dental technologies and surgical procedures are some notable factors driving the global dental sterilization market.
On the basis of product, the dental sterilization market is classified into instruments, and consumables and accessories. The instruments category is further sub-categorized into sterilization equipment, and cleaning and disinfectant equipment. Sterilization equipment are of two types: high-temperature and low-temperature sterilizers. Steam autoclave is an example of high-temperature sterilizer equipment. Cleaning and disinfectant equipment are sub-categorized into washer disinfectants and ultrasonic cleaners. Although steam autoclave is the oldest and most cost-effective method of sterilization in the medical equipment industry, the washer disinfectors category accounts for the largest share in the global market, due to its ease of use and efficiency in disinfecting complicated dental devices.
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Furthermore, favorable government initiatives, such as Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP programs) have made positive steps toward the reimbursements for preventive dental services, fluoride varnish application, and oral risk assessment. The CHIP provides health coverage to eligible children, through both Medicaid and separate CHIP programs in the U.S.
Besides, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Dental Association (ADA) recommends that infection prevention should be made a priority in healthcare settings offering dental treatments. In October 2016, the CDC had issued and article: “The Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care” that summarized current infection prevention recommendations published since the 2003 guideline. As per the recommendations by the ADA and the CDC, the dentists should use dental hand-pieces, that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), and should also sterilize them according to the manufacturers’ instructions.
With the growing competition in the dental sterilization industry, various advanced products are being launched by the key players. For instance, GSS Steam Sterilizer were launched by Getinge AB in the year 2018. Increasing research and development will also help the market players to realize opportunities in the dental sterilization market in the future.
The study provides historical as well the forecast market size data for various countries including the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, U.K., Italy, Spain, Japan, China, India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, South Africa.
