How to Implement the Current Infection Control and Decontamination Guidance in your Practice (OX240413)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectCore Skill
DescriptionThis full day seminar core CPD course is suitable for all members of the dental team. Caroline Pankhurst will provide an update on all the new national guidance measures and legislation for infection prevention & control and decontamination and how they can be implemented in your practice. The topics covered by the course include infection control, occupational health, sharps management, use of PPE, instrument and equipment decontamination, environmental cleaning, clinical waste and waterline management.
Additional informationDr Caroline Pankhurst BSc PhD BDS MSc MRCPath (Specialist in Oral
Microbiology) was formerly a Clinical Senior Lecturer, Oral Microbiology, KCL
Dental Institute. Now she is actively involved in postgraduate dental education. She is a freelance infection control consultant to NHS Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham
and advised the Southern Health Board, Northern Ireland for many years. She is the
author of “Control of Infection Guidelines for General Dental Practice” now in its
fourth edition, and is the co-author of a new book entitled “Basic Guide to Prevention
and Infection Control in Dentistry”. She is a member of the SAC in Medical
Microbiology and a Trustee of the Fungal Research Trust.

This course is suitable for the whole dental team.
VenueTerence Mortimer Postgraduate Centre, Banbury - Oxfordshire  View details
Date & timeWednesday 24 April 2013, 09:15 to 16:15
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours6:00
Cost£12.00
Aims
  1. To update the dental team on new national guidance measures and legislation for infection prevention & control and decontamination and how they can be implemented in your practice.
  2. To discuss infection control, occupational health, sharps management, use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), instrument and equipment decontamination, environmental cleaning, clinical waste and waterline management
  3. By the end of the course the participants will have an understanding of: ~ Effective environmental cleaning ~ Management of dental unit waterlines
  4. By the end of the course the participants will have an understanding of: ~ The evidence base for infection control measures and decontamination and how to implement current guidance ~ The roles and responsibilities of different members of the dental team in infection control and decontamination