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Understanding CDC’s Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings

Implementing infection prevention practices is paramount in dentistry. Expand your knowledge and confirm your understanding of dental infection control guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

$30

Course Overview

2
CE Credits
6
Months to Access Course
2
Hours to Complete
20
Post-Course Assessment Questions

Implementing infection-prevention practices is paramount for both your safety, and for the safety of your colleagues and patients. This online article addresses the Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care introduced in 2016 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

This summary guide reviews basic infection-prevention principles and recommendations for dental healthcare settings and reaffirms standard precautions as the foundation for preventing transmission of infectious agents during patient care in all dental healthcare settings. Also included are links to the complete guidelines and source documents for further reading. Use this module as a standalone reference or as part of the OSAP-DALE Foundation Dental Infection Prevention and Control Certificate Program.

This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between the DALE Foundation and the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP).

Course Credentials

Created:
January 2017
Updated:
September 2019, September 2022
Next Review:
September 2025

Course Compatibility

Desktop, laptop and tablet

AGD Code: 148

By highlighting existing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, this summary guide:

  • Provides basic infection-prevention principles and recommendations for dental healthcare settings.
  • Reaffirms standard precautions as the foundation for preventing transmission of infectious agents during patient care in all dental healthcare settings
  • Provides links to full guidelines and source documents that readers can reference for more detailed background and recommendations

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OSAP-DALE Foundation Dental Infection Prevention and Control Certificate

Subject Matter Experts

The material featured in this course was developed in support of the OSAP-DANB-DALE Foundation Collaboration or originally published in Infection Control In Practice Team Huddle™, a resource for clinicians from OSAP to help build a framework for the Safest Dental Visit™. OSAP has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services; October 2016.

As a governmental document, Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a governmental agency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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The DALE Foundation is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education, ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at ada.org/cerp.

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The DALE Foundation is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by AGD for Fellowship, Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from 9/1/2021 to 8/31/2024. Provider ID# 355127