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Course Syllabus
Infection Control - NYS Mandated
Contact Hours: 4
Price: $39.00
Published: January 2006
Pages: 70
Course Description
Everyone recognizes the importance of preventing the spread of disease during routine dental care. Dental professionals live and work in a time that calls for competent, thorough, modern infection control procedures. Patients are concerned about the sterile procedures used in dental office. Dental Professionals need to understand recommended Infection Control measures to be confident in the routines of their daily practice.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- List and define important terms in Infection Control.
- Describe diseases like Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, and AIDS.
- Give the reasons for immunization against the Hepatitis B Virus.
- List the common forms of barrier techniques and the rationale for each.
- Describe correct aseptic technique for dental procedures.
- List the steps in correct instrument processing to achieve sterility.
- Describe an ideal chemical disinfectant.
- Describe the most commonly used sterilization methods, and list the pros and cons of
each.
- Explain good sterile technique to be used in a dental laboratory.
About the Authors
Mary Oeding, R.D.H., M Ed.
Mary Oeding has a Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene and practiced in California for over 13 years. Mrs.
Oeding completed a Master’s Degree Program specializing in Educational Research and Scholarly Writing.
She has done extensive research on California Law and has written dental continuing education classes for
over 10 years.
Anthony S. Mennito, D.M.D.
Dr. Mennito is a graduate of
the Temple University School of Dentistry and a member of a private dental practice for family dental care
in Bamberg, S.C. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Medical University of South Carolina Dental
School and a member of the ADA and the Coastal Carolina study Club.
Testimonial"The course has helped to increase my knowledge regarding infection control & as the matter is explained in very simple terms it was very easy to understand." |
Questions
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