Infection control and understanding HTM 01-05 (LEED12APR13)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectCross infection control
DescriptionThis course is suitable for the whole dental team, will give practical advice on working with the HTM 01-05 document and how to achieve safe standards of infection control within the primary care dental environment.
VenueHEE - Leeds Office (Willow Terrace Rd), Leeds  View details
Date & timeFriday 12 April 2013, 13:30 to 16:30
LecturerMrs Geraldine Birks  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£10.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£10.00pp discount), or Dental Technician (£10.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£10.00pp discount), or Practice Manager (£10.00pp discount), or Receptionist/Administrator (£10.00pp discount), or Dentist

Course styleLecture
CategoryCore course
CateringRefreshments and lunch
Development outcomeNo development outcome
CPD hours3:00
Cost£25.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)
Aims
  • To update and refresh the dental team on current infection control guidelines
  • To give practical advice on working within the ‘Health Technical Memoranda 01 -05 Decontamination in Primary Care Dental Practices’
  • Delegates will understand how to implement decontamination procedures in line with HTM 01 -05
  • Delegates will understand how to minimize risk of infection transmission while working within the dental surgery environment
Objectives
  • Updates on infections relevant to dentistry and how they are transmitted
  • Best practice for the use of personal protection
  • Update on the decontamination process
  • Guidance on water line maintenance
  • Guidance on Legionella control and the requirements for dental practices
  • Guidance on sharps injuries/blood spillage
  • Advice on audit, validation and traceability in relation to infection control
  • To understand how to comply with ‘essential quality requirements’ of decontamination, as stated in the Department of Health HTM 01-05