Dynamic Dental Educators
4522 West Village Dr, #144, Tampa, FL 33624
Toll Free: 888.439.5632, Fax: 813.969.2901
www.DynamicDentalEd.com, Email: support@dynamicdentaled.com

Our courses do not require prior knowledge of a topic. Each course is written to present general knowledge of a subject. The content of our courses contains no advertising or solicitation of products or services and is free from commercial influence.

Our home study continuing education courses are only meant for re-licensing purposes. Limited information is provided as an overview of the subject matter and potential risks exist when attempting to incorporate techniques or procedures using limited knowledge and without supervised clinical experience. This course is not intended to be a comprehensive or authoritative source.

Florida Board of Dentistry Approved CE Provider #50-557. Dental Board of California Registered Provider #3964.

Dynamic Dental Educators 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.

Our course content is unbiased and free from commercial influence. Everyone involved with the development of this course have no conflict of interest and have no financial relationships with the content of this course.

Infection Control and Disease Prevention

Course Objectives For Course Number 50082

Dynamic Dental Educators designates this activity for 2 continuing education credits.

Upon completing this course, the dental professional should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following:

Original 11/01/23 Expires 11/30/26
Explain the sequence of events by which microorganism transmission occurs
Present an overview of the viruses which commonly present the greatest risk to dental professionals: HBV, HDV, HCV, HIV, and novel coronaviruses
Discuss other potentially infectious material, extracted teeth, radiographs and dental prostheses and appliances
Explore preventative measures such as immunization that keep dental health care personnel healthy and safe from contracting illness
Review postexposure management and prophylaxis for DHCP and the importance of a written protocol when staff is ill or exposed to infectious disease
Highlight the basics of infection control in dental laboratories and disposal of biohazardous medical waste

Authors: Jessica Greene, M.A.; Melissa Dinwoodie, M.A.; Diane Vernetti-Callahan, RDH, BS