Package Description

In 2016, the CDC published a Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings, Basic Expectations for Safe Care, which formalized the recommendation for every dental practice to have an infection control coordinator (ICC). Seven years later, compliance with this recommendation still appears to be low. This session will explore how to prepare the next generation of ICCs. A discussion of reasons for lack of compliance with the ICC recommendation, strategies that educators can utilize in dental, dental hygiene, and dental assisting curricula to improve knowledge about the importance of designating an ICC, and strategies that consultants can utilize in educating and training dental staff. Resources and curricula that are currently available, the development of future resources, as well as the need for standardization of training methods and materials will be discussed. In small groups, participants will develop suggestions for improving educational methods and materials and will create an action plan with two key takeaway strategies they will implement in their setting.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Describe two reasons for the lack of compliance with designating an ICC.
2. List three resources educators or consultants can utilize in training the next generation of ICCs.
3. Develop two strategies for improving educational methods and materials.
4. Create an action plan with two take away strategies for implementation in their setting.
Implement two strategies from the action plan in their setting

Price:

• Members: $15
• Non-members: $30

Continuing Education

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

Speakers:

Kandis Garland, RDH, MS, CDIPC

Ms. Garland is an educator, author, and speaker. Her career spans 23 years as a dental hygienist and educator where she serves as Lead Instructor for Junior Clinic, and OSHA/QA Officer. Ms. Garland’s research focuses on infection control and dental hygiene competency and has been published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene, the Journal of Dental Education, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, Mentor Magazine, Decisions in Dentistry, and Access Magazine. Garland is an active member of the OSAP and Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s Peer Review Panel. She is a member of the Crosstex Luminary Council, provides infection control consulting services, and serves as an educational consultant for Tuttnauer. 

Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships to disclose