Infection Control For Dental Professionals
Tracking # 20-373034
$30.00
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:
- Standard precautions
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette
- Sharps Safety
- Safe Injection Practices
- Sterilization and Disinfection of Patient-Care Items and Devices
- Environmental Infection Prevention and Control
- Dental Unit Water Quality
- 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
Dentist
Florida Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Health Access Dentist
Florida Office of Dental Laboratories
Dental Labs
Georgia Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Volunteer Dentist
Kentucky Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Louisiana Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Michigan Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dental Therapist
Dentist
New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Ohio State Dental Board
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Volunteer Certificate
Oklahoma Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant
South Carolina Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dental Specialist
Dental Technician
General Dentist
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Virginia Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
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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:
- Standard precautions
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette
- Sharps Safety
- Safe Injection Practices
- Sterilization and Disinfection of Patient-Care Items and Devices
- Environmental Infection Prevention and Control
- Dental Unit Water Quality
- Program Evaluation
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