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OSAP Foundation

Founded in 1996, the OSAP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt educational foundation that supports dental education, research, service, and policy development to promote safety and control of infectious diseases in oral healthcare settings worldwide (Tax ID: 52-1963109).

With its effective use of national and international experts, consultants, member volunteers, governmental agencies, other associations, industry and advisory groups such as the Friends of OSAP, the OSAP Foundation has worked proactively to identify and address current and emerging issues. Most recently, the organization has:

• Launched the Dental Infection Prevention and Control Certificate Program™
  
• Provided expert insight and feedback to the CDC Division of Oral Health for their development of the Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.
• Executed a contract from the CDC Division of Oral Health which included organizing listening sessions of more than 20 national dental associations, and providing four complimentary CE webinars to the oral health care community on COVID-19 guidance and resources.
• Received a grant from CareQuest Institute for Oral Health and developed the OSAP/CareQuest Institute Best Practices for Infection Control in Dental Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic, and OSAP/CareQuest Institute Dental Patient Care in the Era of COVID-19 for patients, available in English and Spanish.
• Hosted four virtual conferences - 2020 OSAP Virtual Conference, 2021 Dental Infection Control Boot Camp (more than 950 participants),  2021 OSAP Virtual Conference, and 2022 Dental Infection Control Boot Camp.
• With funding from the CDC Division of Oral Health created a guide, PowerPoint slides with presenter script, hosted 3 live webinars, and developed an interactive article worth 1 CE credit to supplement interim CDC guidance for Dental Health Care Personnel (DHCP) who participate in school sealant programs. 
• Launched a pretest event for two new certifications. 
• Certified in Dental Infection Prevention and Control^® (CDIPC^®)
• Dental Industry Specialist in Infection Prevention and Control™ (DISIPC™)

View the 2021 report from Michelle Lee, CPC, OSAP's Executive Director.

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