Dental CE Course: OSHA/Bloodborne Pathogen Update: Training Session for the Office

General potential mechanisms of disease transmission in the dental office will be discussed as well as specific infectious diseases of concern to the practicing dentist. OSHA standards as well as the updated standards (December, 2003) will be presented and discussed.
Participants will:
Understand the General Nature of Disease Progression and How it Applies to the Prevention of Disease Transmission in the Dental Office
Understand Specific Diseases and the Potential for Their Trans-mission in the Dental Office
Understand the Updated OSHA Recommendations and the Rationale for Those Recommendations
Realize That the Prevention of Disease Transmission Extends Beyond OSHA Recommendations
Participants will learn:
Classification of Types of Diseases Which Can Be Transmitted in the Dental Office
Stages in the Development of Infectious Diseases
Requirements for Disease Transmission as They Apply to the Practice of Dentistry
Characteristics of Dentally-Important Selected Infectious Dis-eases
Infection Control in the Dental Office
OSHA Guidelines and Revisions as of December, 2003
Future Issues of Importance for Dentistry (Biofilms, Waste Dis-posal, Allergies, NIOSH,Ergonomics