Remote control and certification method for the sterilization process of instruments or alike in a medical practice, preferably a dental practice, comprising: - At least one or more sterilization apparatuses like an autoclave (4) or alike; - Optionally at least one or more apparatuses (2) for performing steps of preventive treatment of said instruments; characterized in that said method comprises the following steps: - Univocally identifying the single sterilization apparatuses (4) and pre-treatment apparatuses (2); - Detecting data on the operating conditions of said apparatuses in the flow of steps necessary for performing the operating cycle of each said apparatus, and optionally the partial or total times for the performance of the operating cycles; - Processing said data in a centralized way to allow a human operator to visualize the correct performance of the operative steps of the treatment cycles of said single apparatuses.