Infection Control

Course Description

INFECTION CONTROL:
As a result of taking this course, you will learn:
• How to prevent sharps injuries and exposure incidents
• How to master Infection Control and Cross Contamination Prevention
• How to lower your liability and cut compliance costs while improving safety
Infection Control Course Description:
1. Legislative mandates affecting infection control in dentistry.
• CE requirements
• California Code of Regulations
2. Section 1005, CCR Title 16, Division 10, Chapter 1,

Minimum Standards for Infection Control
• Definitions of terms
• Blood borne diseases of concern
• Personal protective equipment
• Hand hygiene
• Disinfection
• Solid waste
• Sterilization
• Irrigation, dental unit waterlines
• Laboratory asepsis
• And more!

About Our Speaker

Leslie Canham, CDA, RDA began her career in dentistry in 1970 working as a dental assistant for her father who was a general dentist. Leslie’s experience gives her first hand knowledge of dental office operations from both the employee and employer perspective. Learning all aspects of running a dental office, Leslie gained an “in the trenches” understanding what it takes to work in both the administrative and clinical areas of a successful dental practice. When Leslie’s father sold his dental practice in 1982, she worked as a temporary receptionist and assistant for several dentists. Soon the demand for her temporary services gave Leslie the idea to open a dental employment agency. Leslie recruited, interviewed and placed dentists,
dental hygienists, dental assistants, and front office personnel in temporary and permanent jobs. Leslie was able to match the employee to the employer by her unique perspective of what employers and employees want from
working together. Within six years Leslie sold her business and moved to northern California where she worked for a local dentist. When Leslie was assigned the task of “OSHA
Coordinator”, she immediately saw a need to simplify the complex regulations. One of her responsibilities was to set up and present the OSHA safety program. This presentation was the beginning of Leslie’s speaking career.

Course Info

General Meeting
Date:         Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Time:         6:00PM-:00PM
Location: Live On-Line
Cost:        $79.00 REDS Members & Staff
                 OR $150 for Both CDPA AND Infection Control
                $105.00 CDA Members from other components
                $250.00 Non-CDA Dentists