Dental CE Course: Infection Control - NYS Mandated

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
Explain good sterile technique to be used in a dental laboratory.