About This Course
Dental professionals have increased risk of exposure to dental aerosols and droplets. These are caused by the rebound of spray mist on the tooth surface generated by dental instruments (e.g. turbine and powder water jet devices).
Educational Objectives
The overall goal of this course is to provide information on risk reduction, preventive measures, and infection control compliance. After completing this course, the reader should be able to:
- Describe the modes of transmission of disease in the dental setting
- Identify risks in the dental setting and describe risk reduction
- Delineate and describe infection control preventive measures
- Review methods to improve and maintain compliance with infection control recommendations and regulations.