Infection Control Update
Tracking # 20-932266
$99999.00
Course overview
All clinical personnel in the dental setting are at risk for exposure to disease agents and other environmental hazards. With attention to infection control guidelines by CDC, risks to yourself, your patients, and other dental team members can be minimized. In this update, the scientific background behind infection control and safety regulations will be emphasized. Participants will be able to recognize strategies to break the chain of infection and prevent exposure to blood-borne pathogens and other infectious materials such as COVID-19 in the dental setting. Course Objectives At the completion of this course the participants should be able to: 1. Review agencies that impact infection prevention for the practice of dentistry 2. List precautions necessary to prevent cross-contamination in the dental setting 3. Explain the importance of a written office-specific infection control program 4. Describe the rationale and protocol for effective hand hygiene for oral healthcare personnel 5. Review the selection of personal protective equipment to be worn for patient care and instrument processing 6. Describe policies and protocols for instrument processing and sterilization monitoring 7. Discuss selection and use of disinfectants for environmental surfaces 8. Discuss mitigation strategies for COVID-19 in the dental setting 9. Describe strategies to minimize contamination of dental unit waterlines 10. Identify resources and educational materials to support your infection control program
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
Dental Temporary Certificate
Dentist
Health Access Dentist
Georgia Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Volunteer Dentist
Louisiana Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Michigan Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dental Therapist
Dentist
Minnesota Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dental Therapist
Dentist
Full Faculty Dentist
Specialty Dentist
Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners
Dental - General
Dental - Specialty
Dental Hygienist
Dentist - Provisional
Hygienist - Provisional
Missouri Dental Board
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dental Specialist
Dentist
New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Volunteer 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 Instructor
Dental Specialist
Dental Technician
General Dentist
Hygienist Instructor
Orthodontic Technician
Volunteer Dentists
Volunteer Hygienists
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Virginia Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Disclosure statements
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course the participants should be able to:
- Review agencies that impact infection prevention for the practice of dentistry
- List precautions necessary to prevent cross-contamination in the dental setting
- Explain the importance of a written office-specific infection control program
- Describe the rationale and protocol for effective hand hygiene for oral healthcare personnel
- Review the selection of personal protective equipment to be worn for patient care and instrument processing
- Describe policies and protocols for instrument processing and sterilization monitoring
- Discuss selection and use of disinfectants for environmental surfaces
- Discuss mitigation strategies for COVID-19 in the dental setting
- Describe strategies to minimize contamination of dental unit waterlines
- Identify resources and educational materials to support your infection control program
The educational teaching methodology used in this course is a lecture presented via live webinar in concert with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. Both the live webinar and the PowerPoint presentation incorporate a variety of audio and visual cues to enhance audience members’ understanding and retention of key concepts. In addition, audience participation will be encouraged and facilitated by group discussions as well as question and answer periods provided for at the conclusion of each section of the live webinar.
Our policies:
Concord Dental & Medical Seminars is not supported by any commercial organization, receives no grants or funding, and its revenues are derived only from the tuition of the attendees of the seminars that it sponsors. Our organization and the speakers that we hire do not sponsor, promote or sell any commercial products, tapes, books, instruments, forms or other materials.
It is the policy of Concord Dental & Medical Seminars that no speaker participating in the program of any session, during his or her presentation, shall promote any commercial enterprise or solicit any business from members and guests attending the program. Violation of this policy shall be grounds for exclusion of the speaker from participation in future programs sponsored by Concord Dental & Medical Seminars. We recognize that some of the essays presented require the discussion of specific products and services. Concord Dental & Medical Seminars, however, prohibits blatant commercialism and self promotion.