$215.59

• 1 bacterial spore strip and 1 control strip per test set
• Steam, Chemiclave, dry heat, and ethylene oxide tested
• Results within 24 hours; confidential online reporting
• Third-party lab docs; complimentary reminder program
• Postage not included; dual-species resistant spore testing
• Quantity: 52 Tests per Box

Quala Biological Monitoring Mail-In Service, Spore Test Strips is used for routine sterilizer efficacy monitoring in dental offices, medical practices, and veterinary clinics where regular biological indicator testing verifies that the sterilization cycle is achieving the temperature, time, and condition parameters required to kill the most resistant bacterial spores encountered in clinical practice, providing the third-party documented biological monitoring record that CDC guidelines, OSAP infection control standards, and state dental board regulations recommend or require as part of a compliant sterilization quality assurance program. Each test set contains one bacterial spore test strip loaded with dual-species highly resistant bacterial spores and one control strip that confirms the test strip's viability and the accuracy of the incubation and result interpretation process, both packaged in a mailing envelope that is sent to Quala's third-party laboratory for professional incubation and result analysis rather than requiring the practice to maintain and operate an in-office incubator.

Dental office managers, infection control coordinators, and sterilization technicians who manage the practice's biological monitoring program find Quala Mail-In Biological Monitoring the compliant, third-party documented, multi-sterilizer-compatible monitoring system that meets their weekly or per-load monitoring protocol requirements across all sterilizer types in the practice. ? Each box contains 52 individual test sets, providing a full year of weekly biological monitoring at one test per week or a sufficient supply for more frequent testing schedules according to the practice's internal protocol or state regulatory requirement. Each test set includes one bacterial spore test strip, one control strip, and a mailing envelope. Postage is not included in the Value Pack format, making this the cost-effective per-test monitoring option for practices that send tests regularly and prefer to manage their own postage versus the premium format which includes pre-paid postage.

Compatible with all sterilization modalities including steam autoclave, chemical vapor sterilizer Chemiclave, dry heat sterilizer, and ethylene oxide sterilizer, covering every sterilization technology used in active dental practice without requiring separate monitoring systems for different sterilizer types. ? Quala Biological Monitoring works through its dual-species bacterial spore test strips containing highly resistant Geobacillus stearothermophilus spores for steam, Chemiclave, and ethylene oxide testing, and Bacillus atrophaeus spores for dry heat testing, which together provide the most stringent available biological challenge to the sterilization cycle at the spore resistance level specified by sterilization standards authorities. After running the test strip through the sterilization cycle being monitored, both the test strip and the control strip are placed in the mailing envelope and sent to Quala's certified third-party laboratory, where professional incubation under controlled conditions produces results within 24 hours of laboratory receipt. Results are reported confidentially online, allowing the practice to check monitoring outcomes through a secure web portal, with immediate notification in the event of a positive result indicating sterilization failure so the practice can take corrective action before additional instruments are processed through the failed cycle.

A complimentary reminder program notifies the practice when the next test is due according to the monitoring frequency the practice has established. ? Dental office managers responsible for infection control compliance find the Quala Mail-In system's third-party documentation, online result access, and complimentary reminder program simplify the biological monitoring record-keeping and scheduling requirements that regulatory compliance demands. Sterilization technicians processing instruments daily find the straightforward one-strip-and-control-per-envelope format makes test submission a routine, low-overhead step in the weekly monitoring schedule. Infection control coordinators preparing for state dental board inspections or accreditation audits find the third-party laboratory documentation provides the independent verification record that self-incubated in-office systems cannot produce with equivalent credibility. ? Quala Biological Monitoring Mail-In Service, Spore Test Strips gives dental practices a compliant, third-party documented, multi-sterilizer-compatible biological monitoring system with 24-hour result turnaround, confidential online reporting, immediate failure notification, and complimentary testing reminders in a 52-test value box suited for weekly annual monitoring programs.

For dental offices ordering biological monitoring supplies for active sterilizer quality assurance programs, Quala Mail-In Monitoring delivers the compliance documentation, test accuracy, and program management support that dental sterilization monitoring requires.