About This Course Dental professionals have increased risk of exposure to dental aerosols and droplets. These are caused by the rebound of spray mist on the tooth surface generated by dental instruments (e.g. turbine and powder water jet devices). Enroll in Course Educational Objectives After completing this course, the reader should be able to: • Identify the risks and properties
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About This Course Access cavity preparation and glidepath are the critical first steps in root canal treatment. There have been many changes from traditional access preparation to current access trends, due to improvements in available instruments, dental operating microscopes, and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). The access preparations have been trending toward being more minimally invasive and to conserve dentin.
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About This Course Instrument reprocessing is a key component of infection control. Core steps in instrument reprocessing for handpieces, motors, and other attachments are similar to other instruments and devices; however, there are also specific steps that differ and vary by type and manufacturer. All such devices that attach to and detach from the dental unit air and waterlines should
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About This Course This workbook helps dental health care personnel (DHCP) understand the health and safety considerations established by government guidelines and regulations. Each chapter in the course is sequenced to include: Explanation and references on a wide array of infection control and related health and safety issues. In each chapter, there are fill-in-the-blank exercises designed to familiarize the participant
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A culture of safety is the shared commitment of management and employees to ensure the safety of the work environment. A culture of safety permeates all aspects of the work environment, and it encourages every individual in an organization to project a level of awareness and accountability for safety. Strategies include:1 Ensuring that there is a commitment to safety at
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How Would You Score? Use this checklist to see if you have these U.S. infection prevention and safety documents/records on hand. Regulatory and Guidance Documents and App ❑ OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard ❑ OSHA Hazard Communication Standard ❑ OSHA Emergency Standards: osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/evaluate.html [ ] Design and Construction requirements for exit routes [ ] Emergency action plans* [ ] Fire prevention
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The CDC recommends that written policies and procedures for infection prevention and control in dentistry be readily available as indicated in their 2016 Infection Prevention Checklist.1 How would you score? Use this checklist to see if you have these written CDC infection prevention and safety documents/records on hand. ❑ Written infection prevention policies and procedures specific for the dental setting
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PDCA Model (Plan | Do | Check | Act) PLAN Determine WHAT regulations/recommendations (R/R) apply to the procedure being assessed by reviewing the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard from OSHA1 and the infection control guidelines from the CDC.2 Confirm that personnel performing the procedure have an understanding of WHY the specific R/R are needed and what the procedure is supposed to accomplish
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About This Course Ensuring that dental instruments used in patient treatment have been properly prepared is one of the most important duties in the dental office. Instrument sterilization is just one step in the chain of procedures needed to prevent the spread of potentially pathogenic microbes from contaminated instruments to patients. This article presents a real-world scenario that provides context
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