Infection Control for Dental Professionals

284 East Temple Street,Boylston MA 01505

20 May, 2023

Description

Infection Prevention & Control for Dental Professionals (2 CEU's*) This session will review the current CDC infection prevention and control guidance and the CDC Core Practices that apply to dental healthcare settings. Relevant OSHA standards will be reviewed. Strategies and resources for implementing current guidance and evaluating compliance will be described Exposure prevention and managementCDC recommended immunizations for healthcare personnelHand hygienePersonal protective equipment (PPE)Environmental infection controlManaging dental water qualityInstrument processing and sterility assuranceCourse Objectives: At the completion of this session attendees will be able to: Describe current infection prevention & control guidance for dentistryDifferentiate CDC guidelines and OSHA regulationsIdentify strategies and resources for implementation & evaluationCourse Presenter, Kathy Eklund, RDH, MHP Kathy Eklund is the Sr. Director of Occupational Health and Safety, and the Forsyth Research Participant & Patient Safety Advocate at The Forsyth Institute. She is adjunct faculty at Regis College, Dental Hygiene Program where she teaches a senior level course Evidence-Based Decision Making. Ms. Eklund is faculty for the New England AIDS Education and Training Center and HIVdent.org. She is the 2017-2019 Chair of the Organization for Safety Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) Board of Directors and current Co-Chair of the OSAP Foundation. Over the past 36 years, Ms. Eklund has published papers and contributed to several texts on infection control and safety. She is an author of the CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings- 2003. Ms. Eklund has lectured nationally and internationally on these subjects. *The Elizabeth Ann Baer Scholarship Foundation, Inc. and The MDAA do not endorse or recommend any particular continuing education course and is not responsible for the quality of any course content. It is the responsibility of the Attendee to ensure that courses they take meet Recertification/ Renewal Requirements, and that the CE credits are reported in the appropriate categories and to the appropriate regulatory agencies.(Registration Check-in 7:15- 8:00 AM, Breakfast 8:15 AM)