Package Description

Do you enter your workplace each morning focusing on safety? Probably not your first thoughts, but you may be surprised at the opportunities there are for you and patients to be exposed to harmful pathogens. Wouldn’t it be amazing if areas of contamination would glo in attempt to warn against danger? Maybe such a visual would increase the incidence of effective hand-hygiene, the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and stellar surface cleaning and disinfection processes. Join this highly interactive session to see that even when you are not aware there is something about the way you glo!

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how cross-contamination occurs during the delivery of dental care.
2. List three measures to reduce the risk of cross-contamination while caring for patients.

Price:

• Members: $15
• Non-members: $30

Continuing Education

OSAP 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 the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

Please email the OSAP office at office@osap.org or call +1 (410) 571-0003 if you wish to be in contact with the course author/creator(s) with any questions or for clarification of course concepts or for technical assistance in completing the online test.

All participants assume individual responsibility for providing evidence of contact hours of continuing education to the appropriate authorities and for the maintenance of their individual records.

Learn more about OSAP’s CE Program & Provider Recognition.

CE Credits: 1.0
Educational Method: Lecture, Recorded, Self-instructional (self-study)
Location: Online
Publication Date: June 2023
Expiration Date: June 30, 2026

Speakers:

Karen Gregory, RN, CDIPC

Ms. Gregory is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer skilled in translating regulatory and compliance information into captivating educational programming for healthcare workers. She is Certified in Dental Infection Prevention and Control® (CDIPC®), serves as a subject matter expert in dental infection prevention and control, and specializes in packaging process and policy content for successful integration into practice. In fact, she recently was responsible for updating the unforgettable teaching tool, “If Saliva Were Red”, to national acclaim. She also was Editor-in-Chief of the online tool, “Best Practices for Infection Control in Dental Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” and is currently on the Editorial Review Board of the popular newsletter, Infection Control in Practice.

Ms. Gregory served on the Board of Directors of the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and has been awarded all three of the organization’s top leadership awards. She volunteers for the Charlotte North Carolina Missions of Mercy. Early in 2023, she launched her own consulting firm to “inspire frontline healthcare workers to include safety in every process”.

Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Michele Lash, RDH, BA

Ms. Lash is a Senior Manager in Clinical Research and Scientific Support for Dentsply Sirona with more than 20 years of experience in the dental hygiene profession. Over the last several years, with Dentsply Sirona, she has developed scientific evidence-based clinical education curriculum and resources for dental healthcare professionals (DHCPs), key opinion leaders, and internal team trainings. Keeping abreast of scientific literature and clinical trends allows her to provide insights for new product development. She is a current member of ADHA, IFDH, and OSAP and serves on committees for OSAP and recently, she attained the OSAP-DALE Foundation Dental Infection Prevention and Control Certificate.

Disclosure: Employer - Dentsply Sirona