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Infection Control For Dental Professionals

Tracking # 20-373034

$30.00

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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

This presentation provides an overview of the basic principles of infection prevention and control in dental health care settings.

The following components are discussed in detail during the presentation:

  1. Standard precautions
  2. Hand Hygiene
  3. Personal Protective Equipment
  4. Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette
  5. Sharps Safety
  6. Safe Injection Practices
  7. Sterilization and Disinfection of Patient-Care Items and Devices
  8. Environmental Infection Prevention and Control
  9. Dental Unit Water Quality
  10. Program Evaluation

Course overview

Upon completion of this course, the attendee will be able: Describe the impact of healthcare-associated infections in the dental setting. Explain the responsibility of dental healthcare professionals to adhere to scientifically accepted principles and practices of infection control. Define the concept of the chain of infection and present strategies for prevention and control of pathogens. Summarize accepted prevention strategies to prevent dental patient and dental healthcare worker contact with potentially infectious material. Demonstrate the proper use of infection control principles and practices for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization in all dental healthcare settings. Outline the use of engineering and work practice controls to reduce the opportunity for dental patient and dental healthcare worker exposure to potentially infectious material in all dental healthcare settings. Identify the principles and practices designed to identify, manage, and prevent infectious and communicable diseases, including bloodborne pathogens, in dental healthcare workers.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Alabama Board of Dental Examiners

Dental Hygienist

3h Infectious Disease Control

Dentist

3h Infectious Disease Control

Florida Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h General

Dentist

3h General

Health Access Dentist

3h General

Florida Office of Dental Laboratories

Dental Labs

3h General

Georgia Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h Infection Control

Dentist

3h Infection Control

Volunteer Dentist

3h Infection Control

Kentucky Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h Continuing Dental Education

Dentist

3h Continuing Dental Education

Louisiana Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

2h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental hygiene services to patients)

Dentist

2h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients)

Michigan Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

3h Infection Control

Dental Hygienist

3h Infection Control

Dental Therapist

3h Infection Control

Dentist

3h Infection Control

New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners

Dental Hygienist

3h Infection Control

Dentist

3h Infection Control

Ohio State Dental Board

Dental Hygienist

2h Clinical Dental Practice Education

Dentist

2h Clinical Dental Practice Education

Volunteer Certificate

2h Clinical Dental Practice Education

Oklahoma Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

3h Infection Control

Dental Hygienist

3h General CE

Dentist

3h General CE

Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant

3h Infection Control

South Carolina Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h Sterilization & Infection Control

Dental Specialist

3h practice management and infection control

Dental Technician

3h practice management and infection control

General Dentist

3h Sterilization & Infection Control

Tennessee Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

3h Dental Assistant Continuing Education

Dental Hygienist

3h Dental Hygienist Continuing Education

Dentist

3h Dentist Continuing Education

Virginia Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h General

Dentist

3h General

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Course Objectives:

This presentation provides an overview of the basic infection prevention and control principles in dental health care settings. 

The following components are discussed in detail during the presentation:

  1. Standard precautions 
  2. Hand Hygiene
  3. Personal Protective Equipment
  4. Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette
  5. Sharps Safety
  6. Safe Injection Practices
  7. Sterilization and Disinfection of Patient-Care Items and Devices
  8. Environmental Infection Prevention and Control
  9. Dental Unit Water Quality
  10. Program Evaluation

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