Infection Control Training for The California Dental Professional

This course provides a comprehensive guide on the spread of infections in dental care settings and the essential measures to prevent them. It covers how to recognize and implement standard infection control precautions routinely in dental practices. Key areas of focus include the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), maintaining hand hygiene, ensuring sharps safety, and the thorough disinfection and sterilization of tools and surfaces. Additional practices such as respiratory hygiene, safe injection practices, and environmental infection control are also emphasized. The course details extra infection control measures mandated by the Dental Board of California and outlines the steps practitioners should take to meet the minimum expectations for providing safe dental care.

At the end of the course, the participants are expected to:

1. Recognize common pathways for infection transmission in dental care environments.
2. Implement standard infection control precautions routinely in their practice.
3. Apply additional infection control protocols as required by the Dental Board of California.
4. Determine actions dental practitioners can undertake to adhere to the minimum standards for safe dental care.