120 minutes CPD/CE
Description
In this series, Pete Gibbons will be addressing Infection Control issues in dentistry and the National Standards of Cleanliness.
Dental Infection Prevention Update. Part 1
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Aims and objectives:
- Demonstrate understanding of infection control issues in dentistry
- Recognise relevant guidelines and best practice
- Identify strategies and techniques for infection control
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Synopsis:
- The brief history of UK guidance and where it came from
- Principles of infection control
- Pathogen groups: bacteria, viruses, and prions
- COVID 19 implications
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By the end of this talks, the learner will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of infection control issues in dentistry
- Recognise relevant guidelines and best practice
- Identify strategies and techniques for infection control
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Dental Infection Prevention Update. Part 2
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Aims and objectives:
- Demonstrate understanding of infection control issues in dentistry
- Recognise relevant guidelines and best practice
- Identify strategies and techniques for infection control
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Synopsis:
- Water quality in surgery
- Maintaining an effective working environment
- Decontamination room requirements
- Instrument decontamination and validation
- Sterilisation requirements and validation
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By the end of the talk, the learner will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of infection control issues in dentistry
- Recognise relevant guidelines and best practice
- Identify strategies and techniques for infection control
.
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