[ConservativeMind]

“According to a statement from the VA, the dental equipment was sterilized – but it was “not sterilized to the exact specifications of the manufacturers guidelines.”

[skeeter]

There are very specific reasons a manufacturer of medical equipment specifies how their equipment is to be used.

I do not presume to know why they make such specificaions, and would be interested to know how it is you know better than the manufacturer how their equipment should be handled.