Kelli C. Mack, DDS, COL, USAF, DC, is director of
professional services at the U.S. Air Force Dental Evaluation and
Consultation Service, a 59th Dental Group Staff located at Joint Base
San Antonio–Fort Sam Houston in Texas. She is also the Air Force
dental military consultant to the Surgeon General for infection control
and patient safety, and has been responsible for overseeing infection
prevention and control programs at various levels for more than
12 years. Mack can be reached at kelli.c.mack.mil@mail.mil.
Biological indicators, when used in combination with other steam sterilization monitoring protocols, are an excellent way to ensure sterility during dental instrument reprocessing.