In the past, this course has had an overwhelming positive response for those clinicians and their staff who earnestly want to stay informed of the latest infection control recommendations out there; and does so through the eyes and thoughts of a speaker/clinician who well understands the nature and demands of everyday dental practice.

You may have already heard or seen in various professional journals, they have been finalized and published…”Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings 2005”. How important are they? They are our rule book in infection control, they are our index by which we are expected to practice as licensed health professionals in the State of New York; they are the industry standard.

As such this will be a comprehensive update on these CDC “Recommended Infection Control Practices for Dentistry…2005”. We promise you this course will have more than its share of “take home” information. These new guidelines, being very comprehensive in and of themselves, cover ALL aspects of dental infection control. We even have some surprises, e.g. office decoration, artificial nails and jewelry. So let us bring you up to date on what the CDC expects of us in regard to dental unit waterlines, safety devices, TB, latex, Hep. B (new guidelines), instrument processing, hand hygiene and post exposure management just some of what we will cover.

Folks, dentistry is doing a great job in infection control. But, in the spirit of the updated recommendations, what could be wrong with reducing the risk of disease transmission just a little bit more?

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