Staff Sgt. Tiffany Peeples, 2nd Dental Squadron dental technician, unloads medical instruments from a washer after the tools went through a 55-minute cleaning process at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 1, 2015. After the cleaning process the tools are inspected, categorized, wrapped, sterilized and distributed throughout the 2nd Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amanda Morris)
Staff Sgt. Christian Gallevo, 2nd Dental Squadron dental technician, inspects medical instruments after the tools went through a cleaning process at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 1, 2015. The integrity of the instruments are inspected to make sure they work correctly and are not chipped or rusted. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amanda Morris)
Staff Sgt. Tiffany Peeples, 2nd Dental Squadron dental technician, wraps cleaned medical instruments in sterilization wraps before loading them into a sterilization machine at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 1, 2015. The wraps keep the instruments categorized and accounted for. The sterilization machine reaches 270 degrees for four minutes to ensure the instruments have been sterilized correctly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amanda Morris)
Staff Sgt. Tiffany Peeples, 2nd Dental Squadron dental technician, loads wrapped medical instruments into a sterilization machine at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 1, 2015. The sterilization machine vacuums out air from all of the wraps and the water penetrates each wrap, beginning sterilization. During the 45-minute process, the machine reaches 270 degrees for four minutes to ensure the instruments have been sterilized correctly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amanda Morris)
Staff Sgt. Christian Gallevo, 2nd Dental Squadron dental technician, distributes sterilized medical instruments to various rooms throughout the dental clinic at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 1, 2015. Used instruments go through a cleaning and sterilization process to prevent cross-contamination and to keep patients safe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amanda Morris)