Location: Westin Georgtown
Address: 2350 M St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia
Directions
Contact: John Quinn
Email: info@dcdental.org
Phone: (202) 367-1163
Registration closes the Monday before the event at 5pm.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
3pm – 5pm (Afternoon Session 1)
6pm – 8pm (Evening Session 2)
Please note pricing:
- Members: $50 for Session 1, $0 for Session 2
- Non-Members: $75 for Session 1, $75 for Session 2
You may register for one session or both. If you attend both sessions, you will receive 4 hours in Infection Control.
Topic: Infection Control
Instructor: Louis DePaola, DDS
Download the handout here
Infection Control Is Not Optional: Dental Practitioners Need to Be Involved
Presented by Louis G. DePaola, DDS, MS, FAAOM, FACD
Disclaimer: Dr. DePaola has recieved research grants from Colgate and consulting fees from GC America.
Recent breaches in infection control in dental offices in CO, OK, PA and NJ has become a cause of concern for dental consumers. Is it safe to go to the dentist? The answer is yes; when dental practitioners are compliant with recommended infection control practices. In March 2016, the CDC reaffirmed the importance of Infection Control in the dental office with the release of the Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care and Infection Prevention Checklist for Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care and Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care, which is a summary of infection control recommendations published in Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings, 2003. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep.2003, Dec. 19, 2003, Vol. 52, No. RR-17, 1-68; Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007 and Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008. Included in these documents are recommendations for updating of Standard Precautions and there are significant modifications that impact the delivery of healthcare. The alarming increase in antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infections (HAIs) compels all healthcare providers to be knowledgeable about infection control practices that reduce the risk of disease transmission. A thorough review of these new CDC Guidelines as well as the Guideline for Infection Control in Dentistry, 2003 and other current CDC/OSHA infection control recommendations will be presented. The principles of respiratory etiquette, to lessen the spread of colds and flu, will be discussed as well as steps that may be taken to reduce the impact of potential pandemic influenza, such as bird and swine flu. Principles to reduce antimicrobial resistance and HAIs will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on compliance issues pertaining to the new 2016, 2011, 2008 & 2007 CDC Guidelines and how a practical, cost effective “safe workplace” can be achieved into the next millennium.
This two part course fulfills CDE requirements for infection control and requirements for annual OSHA training.
Part 1 will focus on:
1. Principles of infection control
2. Standard Precautions
3. Personal protective equipment
4. Operatory set up and breakdown
Part 2 will focus on:
5. Post-exposure monitoring, follow-up and prophylaxis
6. Dental unit waterline guidelines - New Guidelines
7. Hard surface disinfection
8. Instrument preparation and packaging
9. Disinfection and sterilization
The following topics will be discussed:
The breaches of infection control in the dental office that were reported in CO, OK PA and NJ.
What happened? How could these have been prevented?
What is new in the 2016, 2011, 2008, 2007 and 2003 Guidelines? How can the impact of infectious diseases be minimized in the dental office?
A thorough review of the new 2016 CDC Checklist and Guideline as well as the 2011, 2008 & 2007 Guidelines and the 2003 Guideline on Infection Control in Dentistry will be presented. New issues for compliance as well as compliance with existing ADA/CDC/OSHA recommendations will be discussed in detail. Updated Standard Precautions will be presented.
What can be done to reduce the transmission of respiratory diseases and pandemic influenza?
The principles of respiratory etiquette will be reviewed.
How can the impact of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infections be minimized?
The principles of standard precautions, especially hand hygiene, will be discussed in detail.
Educational Objectives:
This program will help the oral care provider to:
- Understand the routes of transmission of infectious diseases and how to break the chain of infection.
- Know the updated recommendations for Standard Precautions.
- Learn the principles of respiratory etiquette to reduce the impact of colds and flu.
- Learn what is new in the 2016, 2011, 2008& 2007 Guidelines and how to develop a practical and cost effective infection control methodology to safely treat patients infected with resistant and bloodborne diseases, achieve a “safe workplace” and comply with the most current CDC/OSHA recommendations.
Topics will include:
- Principles of infection control
- Standard Precautions
- Personal protective equipment
- Operatory set up and breakdown
- Post-exposure monitoring, follow-up and prophylaxis
- Dental unit waterline guidelines - New Guidelines
- Hard surface disinfection
- Instrument preparation and packaging
- Disinfection and sterilization
About the Speaker
Dr. DePaola is the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Professor, Department of Oncology & Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore. He received his DDS in 1975, completed a Master’s Degree in Oral Biology, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine and the American College of Dentists; and has a Certificate in Prosthodontics. He is the Director for dental training for the Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center and served as a member of the ADA Council of Scientific Affairs from 2002-2005. Dr. DePaola serves as the dental and infection control consultant for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Maryland Department of Corrections. In 2015, Governor Hogan appointed him to the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners. Well known on the lecture circuit, he has presented at most major national meetings as well as numerous international organizations. Active in research, he has authored and co-authored of over 130 journal articles, book chapters, and abstracts and serves as a consultant to the American Dental Association and numerous other professional groups and private industry. Over the past 20 years, he has been awarded over 75 research and service grants, many in the field of antiplaque chemotherapeutic agents, HIV/AIDS, management of medically compromised dental patients, rapid salivary diagnostic testing, dental unit waterlines and infection control.