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Bugs, Suds, Scrubs & Love. How to Keep Safe in an Infectious World

Location: Virtual Meeting

Course Description: 
We seemingly live in a world of ever evolving pathogens. Covid, Zika, Ebola, SARS, multi-drug resistant bacteria, and other microbial diseases have captured recent headlines. This course will emphasize the ways diseases are spread and how to prevent transmission of infectious pathogens. The latest recommendations from the CDC, OSHA, and the ADA will be presented. We will highlight what we can do and how the practice of dentistry might change tomorrow. The concepts covered are immediately applicable to keep our patients, ourselves, and our families safe from infectious diseases.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the components of Universal and Standard Precautions
  • Identify modes of disease transmission and the components of the chain of infection
  • Understand the concept of herd immunity
  • Apply vaccination requirements and recommendations
  • Identify diseases of concern to dental health care workers
  • Apply strategies to reduce disease transmission

CEUs: 2

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