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Fall 2016
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| DH 107 - Dental Infection Control and Safety |
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Associated Term:
Fall 2016
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the need for prevention of disease transmission in oral health care. 2. Identify bloodborne pathogens and chemical hazards that present a danger in the dental environment. 3. Select and use principles, procedures, and personal behaviors designed to achieve prevention of transmissible disease. 4. Incorporate exposure control through barriers and optimum infection control in the oral health care environment. 5. Identify products and procedures used and list the steps taken to ensure sterilization of instruments and testing of sterilizers. 6. Identify and recognize clinical significance of communicable diseases, modes of transmission, types, microbiology, epidemiology and vaccines. 7. Recognize and differentiate the epidemiology, symptoms and modes of transmission for hepatitis diseases, HIV+, AIDS, Tuberculosis and common diseases encountered in the dental environment. 8. Apply standard operating procedures from the LCC Exposure Control Plan to simulated clinical and laboratory activities. 9. Demonstrate knowledge of the application of Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations to the practice of dentistry and HIPPA Privacy Standards and Guidelines. 10. Establish and maintain an environment: a. that protects against environmental hazards and b. protects against transmission of disease. 11. Comprehensive Knowledge and skill to: create the clean and sterile dental environment, practice infection control, apply OSHA regulations, apply LCC clinical protocols, identify application of the Exposure Control Manual procedures and demonstrate ability to apply safety practices to the dental work environment. Required Materials: Technical Requirements: |
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