Control of Infectious Aerosols – Considerations for the Dental Practice

Steps to Complete Course:

  1. Watch the Webinar
  2. Complete the Assessment (requires a passing score of 70%)
  3. Complete the Evaluation 

Instructors

Kenneth Mead, PhD, PE

Dr. Mead is a Senior Research Engineer and Brand Chief of the Engineering and Physical Hazards Branch within
the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Dr. Mead is a registered professional
engineer with over 30 years of experience providing occupational safety and health engineering support,
primarily to the Department of Defense (DoD), construction, and healthcare industries. For the past 20
years, his research interests and professional committee work have primarily centered around engineering
protections for healthcare workers and emergency responders.

Stephen Martin, PhD, PE

CAPT Martin is a Senior Research Engineer with the Field Studies Branch of the Respiratory Health Division at
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Morgantown, West Virginia. Since joining
NIOSH in 1997, he has been involved with research into respirator filter and unit performance, ventilation
systems and other engineering controls, indoor air quality investigations, and air/surface disinfection studies
using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI). Steve is a founding member and past-chairperson of the ASHRAE
Technical Committee on Ultraviolet Air and Surface Disinfection (TC 2.9) and a voting member of the ASHRAE
Standards Project Committee (SPC 185) that developed standard testing methods for in-duct UVGI air and
surface disinfection devices.