CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
Learning Objectives
- List 5 conditions constituting the chain of infection.
- Define various terms associated with infection control.
- List work restrictions for healthcare personnel infected with major infectious diseases.
- Outline strategies to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens.
- Describe post-exposure management and prophylaxis to prevent infection after an occupational exposure to blood.
- Describe various sterilization techniques.
- Describe environmental infection control methods in a dental operatory.
- Describe the pathogenesis of the development of TB and outline a TB control program in a dental practice.
- Provide indications, major precautions, and contraindications for immunizations recommended for healthcare personnel.
- Describe four methods for sterilizing and disinfecting patient-care items and environmental surfaces.
Course Contents
Introduction
Background
- Previous Recommendations
- Selected Definitions
Review of Science Related to Dental Infection Control
- Personnel Health Elements of an Infection Control Program
- Preventing Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Contact Dermatitis and Latex Hypersensitivity
- Sterilization and Disinfection of Patient- Care Items
- Environmental Infection Control
- Dental Unit Waterlines, Biofilm, and Water Quality
Special Considerations
- Dental Handpieces and Other Devices Attached to Air and Waterlines
- Saliva Ejectors
- Dental Radiology
- Aseptic Technique for Parenteral Medications
- Single-Use or Disposable Devices
- Preprocedural Mouth Rinses
- Oral Surgical Procedures
- Handling of Biopsy Teeth
- Handling of Extracted Teeth
- Dental Laboratory
- M .tuberculosis
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Other Prion Diseases
- Program Evaluation
- Infection-Control Research Considerations