Course No: IC 0312
CDE Credits: 8 (3 hours lecture; 3 hours hands-on)
Infection Control for Dental Offices: A Guide to
Best Practices for All Oral Health Care Professionals
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Location: Faculty of Dentistry,
124 Edward Street, Toronto, ON
This is an important one-day lecture and hands-on course for the entire dental team.
Gaye Donnan & Lucy Ferraro
Members of OSAP, APIC, OHA and CHICA,
Co-ordinators of Clinic Policy and Clinic Programs,
University of Toronto,
Faculty of Dentistry
Guest Speaker
Dr. Michael Gardner
Manager of Quality Assurance for the RCDSO
"Background and Review of the RCDSO’s Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in the Dental Office".
Dr. Gardner will discuss the rationale and process for updating the Guidelines, as well as review the key principles and best practices described in this document.
Course Overview
The focus of this course will be to provide up to date information on best practices in infection prevention and control and instruction on the practical application of those practices in dental offices. Our dental team has spent years learning from the best minds in the business to refine our Best Practices. This course will teach your dental team the background behind our Best Practices, we will demonstrate those Best Practices and we will give you the resources you need to implement and document them in your practice.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the course, participants will gain the practical knowledge to assess and implement appropriate Infection Prevention and Control Practices.
- Evaluate current procedures and policies and improve clinical Infection Control processes.
- Develop and organize an Infection Control Manual that clearly describes policies, procedures and practices for the dental office.
- List and define important terms in Infection Control.
- Understanding the importance of hand hygiene.
- Explain the appropriate use and purpose of each of the Personal Protective Equipment options.
- List the basic barrier techniques and the rational for each.
- Determine the appropriate methods to be used for sterilization, disinfection, cleaning and understanding the rational for each.
- Understanding the importance of Infection Prevention and Control guidelines in Implantology
- Understanding the importance of monitoring of sterilization.
- Develop and implement an exposure management protocol.
- Identify areas of cross contamination and how to reduce the incidence of it.
- Identifying environmental Infection Control protocols.
- Implementing Infection Control in the dental laboratory.
- Understand the proper disposal of various types of waste generated.
- Understand the importance of WHMIS and organize a MSDS binder.
Course Content
- Transmission-Based Precations
- Immunization
- Patient Screening
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Guidelines for Policy and Procedures in a dental health care setting.
Registrants may forward questions regarding course content to for inclusion in the course.
The University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry acknowledges SciCan and Henry Schein, with appreciation, for the unrestricted educational grants provided for this Continuing Education course.
Tuition*
(includes continental breakfast, networking lunch, and afternoon refreshments)
| Prior to March 10, 2012 | After March 10, 2012 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dentists: | $295 | $315 |
| Dental Team Members: | $175 | $175 |
There may be an additional charge for the purchase of materials that are required to complete the hands-on component of this course.
Times: Registration - 8:30 a.m. Course - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Two weeks prior to course date – 100% refund. One week prior to course date – 50% refund. There is no refund for cancellations after one week prior to course date.
DISCLAIMER: Dental education institutions have an obligation to disseminate new knowledge related to the dental practice. In so doing, some presentations may include controversial materials or commercial references. Sponsorship of a continuing dental education course by the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry does not necessarily imply endorsement of a particular philosophy, procedure, or product by this institution. The University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry reserves the right to cancel this course due to circumstances beyond its control.