OSHA Standards and Infection Control for Dental Offices The course will cover all of the OSHA Standard that pertain to the dental office. Bloodborne Pathogens, PPE, Exposure Control Plan, Exposure Incidents, Hazard Materials, Record Keeping and OSHA's recommendations on the Ergonomic Process. We also cover CDC recommendations for infection control , sterilization and immunizations
COURSE SUMMARY: The practice of dentistry is primarily procedural. Contaminated environmental surfaces, including clinical contact and housekeeping surfaces, become a reservoir of infectious material with the potential to spread an infection to health-care personnel and patients. Transmission of pathogens can occur by direct or indirect contact of clinical contact surfaces and the hands of health-care personnel....