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The delivery of oral health care brings a certain level of risk to the dental healthcare worker, especially related to exposure to blood or bloody saliva. An exposure should be considered an emergency with very clearly defined steps in place to evaluate the exposed employee and the source patient. This webinar will discuss actions required by the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard to ensure the employee receives the best possible follow-up after this event.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. List three measures to prevent exposure events.
2. Discuss three different types of exposure events.
3. Discuss the post-exposure process for the source patient and the exposed individual.

• Members and Non-Members: Free 

SPEAKER: 

Karen Gregory, RN, CDIPC, is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer skilled in translating regulatory and compliance information into captivating educational programming for healthcare workers. She is Certified in Dental Infection Prevention and Control® (CDIPC®), serves as a subject matter expert in dental infection prevention and control, and specializes in the packaging process and policy content for successful integration into practice. In fact, she recently was involved in the update of the unforgettable teaching tool, “If Saliva Were Red” and was Editor-in-Chief of the online tool, “Best Practices for Infection Control in Dental Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. She is currently on the Editorial Review Board of the popular newsletter, Infection Control in Practice.

Ms. Gregory served on the Board of Directors of the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and has been awarded all three of the organization’s top leadership awards. She volunteers for the Charlotte North Carolina Missions of Mercy in an effort to help those in need. Early in 2023, she launched her own consulting firm to “inspire frontline healthcare workers to include safety in every process”.

Disclosures: Honorarium - HuFriedyGroup and SciCan/Coltene

CONTINUING EDUCATION

OSAP 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.

OSAP designates this activity for 1 continuing education credit.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org.

Learn more about OSAP’s CE Program & Provider Recognition.

CE CREDITS: 1.0
EDUCATIONAL METHOD: Lecture and Q&A
COURSE TYPE: Live webinar
LOCATION: Online
PREREQUISITE:  None - Recommended for All

REFUND & CANCELLATION:
No refunds will be provided as the webinar is free. Registration can be canceled at any time.