Infection Prevention and Control: Knowing the Concepts Equals No Fear! Dr. Nita Mazurat
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COURSE OUTLINE
Compliance with infection prevention and control (IPC) practices is the number one concern for dental educators of IPC as identified at the CDA Teaching Conference held April, 2010. The etiology of poor compliance may in part be due to lack of knowledge or confusion regarding IPC practices. There is a concern that the profession must continue to police itself, especially in light of what is happening in Alberta and with the decentralization of the CDA, that the individual provincial governments may impose workplace practices and policies on dental practices.
This presentation has been developed to demystify infection prevention and control by providing concepts that the dental team can use as a tool to solve concerns about infection control practices in their own offices.
Topics that will be discussed are:
- A review of the modes of transmission for infectious diseases.
- The important concept for determining transmission: the risk transmission formula.
- The overlying concept: Standard Precautions
- How is disease prevention clinically managed: the Chain of asepsis
- How can we evaluate Safe workplace practices and products?
- When is an exposure a Significant exposure and what do we do?
- When only ‘perfect’ is ‘good enough’: Guidelines for sterilization and disinfection in the dental office.
- Guidelines for emerging diseases and pandemics
On completing the course, the participants will be able to:
- Apply the concepts to solve common infection control problems that are a concern in the office and develop strategies when emerging issues become a concern.
- Critically appraise the advertising regarding infection control products.
- Demonstrate excellent compliance in your own dental office environment.
- Develop your own office manual.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Nita Mazurat is an Associate Professor with the Department of Restorative Dentistry and the Director of Infection Prevention and Control for the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Manitoba. She is the primary author for the Manitoba Dental Association Infection Prevention and Control Office Manual. She is the Canadian editor of the OSAP Bulletin, “In Practice”.
In April, 2010 she organized and chaired the 49th CDA Teaching Conference for educators of Infection Prevention and Control with representatives from all ten Faculties of Dentistry in Canada attending.
Dr. Mazurat received her dental degree from the University of Alberta and her Masters degree from the University of Manitoba.