Breaking the Chain: Mastering Infection Control Basics (BODEX)
Ensuring infection control compliance can be challenging for many practices. Staying compliant with infection control protocols is one of the most critical--and complex--responsibilities in dental practice today. From keeping up with evolving OSHA regulations and CDC guidelines to ensuring thorough team training, waterline maintenance, and proper sterilization, the demands are high and ever-changing. Add in cost management and effective documentation, and it's easy to see how practices can feel overwhelmed.
But noncompliance isn't just risky--it can be devastating. The consequences include potential patient or team infections, legal and financial repercussions, and lasting
damage to your practice's reputation. This course provides practical strategies and updates to help dental teams navigate infection control with confidence, protect those in their care, and maintain the trust of the communities they serve.
Learning Objectives
* Define infection prevention principles and recommendations for dental health care settings
* Recognize how to prevent transmission of infectious agents through standard precautions, with a review of cross-contamination prevention, hand hygiene,
respiratory hygiene, and cough etiquette.
* Employ standard operating procedures to remain in compliance with regulation, which includes PPE and practitioner safety, sharps safety, safe injection practices, and environmental controls.
* Formulate a successful dental unit waterline protocol, including dental unit water quality and waterline testing.
* Manage a successful infection control plan that includes sterilization of patient care items to prevent disease transmission.
