Dental CE Course: HIV/AIDS

1. Guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control

2. Modes and risk of virus transmission in the workplace

3. Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus to workers

Health-care workers
Emergency medical and public-safety workers
Vaccination for Hepatitis B virus

4. Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus to workers

Health-care workers with AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus transmission in the workplace
Emergency medical service and public-safety workers

5. Principles of infection control and their application to health-care workers

General infection control
Universal blood and body fluid precautions to prevent occupational HIV and HBV transmission

6. Employer responsibilities

General
Medical
Hepatitis B vaccination

7. Management of percutaneous exposure to blood and other infectious body fluids

Hepatitis B virus postexposure management
Human immunodeficiency virus postexposure management
Management of human bites
Documentation of exposure and reporting
Management of HBV- or HIV-infected workers

8. Disinfection decontamination and disposal

Needle and sharps disposal
Hand washing
Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing
Cleaning and decontaminating spills of blood
Laundry
Decontamination and laundering of protective clothing
Infective Waste

9. Universal precautions

Body fluids to which universal precautions apply
Body fluids to which universal precautions do not apply
Precautions for other body fluids in special settings
Use of protective barriers
Gloves use for phlebotomy
Selection of gloves