Cross Infection Control (MK110413)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectCore - Infection Control
DescriptionA comprehensive review of Infection Control in the dental surgery, providing all members of the dental team with a broad knowledge of infection control.
Additional informationIdentifying infectious hazards encountered in dental practice, bacteria, viruses and prions.
Measures that can be adopted to manage identified risks in practice and compliance with HTM 01-05
Looking at managing the risk of transmission of infectious agents in the dental surgery.
Enabling team members to risk assess their own practices and apply the latest standards (HTM 01-05) of Infection Control in their own surgeries.

This course is suitable for the entire dental team.
Martin Fulford originally trained as a microbiologist and spent 13 years as a practical medical microbiologist. Retrained as a dentist in his mid thirties and then spent 17 years working as a general dental practitioner in the UK. During this time he managed to combine clinical dentistry with research, mainly in the field of infection control. He has recently completed a thesis entitled: ‘Microbial Contamination of Dental Unit Water Systems in General Dental Practice’. Although now retired from clinical practice he is still active in research and is currently part of a team investigating the possibility of the transmission of vCJD via contaminated dental instruments. Martin is also a scientific adviser, with a particular interest in infection control, to the British Dental Association.
VenueMilton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes  View details
Date & timeThursday 11 April 2013, 09:30 to 16:30
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours5:30
Cost£20.00
Aims
  1. To provide a comprehensive review of infection control in the dental surgery. To provide all members of the dental team a broad knowledge of infection control.
  2. To provide a risk assessment of the possible transmission of infectious diseases in the dental environment. To enable team members to risk assess their own practices.
  3. To look at the management of the risk of transmission of infectious agents in the dental surgery.
  4. To enable the dental team to apply the latest standards (HTM 01-05) of IC in their own surgeries.