Course: Decontamination and Infection Control for Dentists and Dental Health Professionals Training

Decontamination and Infection Control has been designed for all dentists and dental care professionals. The aim of this course is to update you on the current DISINFECTION AND DECONTAMINATION regulations, in accordance with the Health Technical Memorandum 01-05 and the BDA fact sheets. It includes the layout of the decontamination, the use of equipment for achieving good sterilisation of the reusable instruments and rules on storage.

Course Contents:

• Module 1
  • Decontamination Policy and Legislation
  • Best Practice
  • Progression Towards Best Practice
  • Prion contamination
  • Prion decontamination
  • Infection control policy
  • Decontaminating Instruments
  • Sterilisation
  • How Long can Instruments be Stored?
  • Decontamination Equipment
  • Essential Infection Control Policies
  • Cross-Contamination
  • Instrument Segregation
  • Quality Assurance Systems
  • Transporting Instruments
• Module 2
  • Procedures necessary for the cleaning of instruments
  • Validation of the Cleaning Process
  • Automated Washer Disinfectors
  • Automated Ultrasonic Cleaners
  • Manual Cleaning
  • Sterilisation
  • Types of Sterilisation
  • Sterilisation of Hand Pieces
  • Using and Testing Benchtop Sterilisers
  • Wrapping, Packaging and Storage
  • Decontamination
  • Physical Segregation
  • General Hygiene Principles
  • Hand Washing Procedures
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Surface and Equipment Decontamination
  • Decontamination of Clinical and Treatment Rooms
  • Dental Unit Water Lines (DUWLS)
  • Impressions, Prostheses and Orthodontic Appliances
• Module 3
  • Regulatory Framework and Compliance
  • Department of Health Guidelines
  • Staff Responsibilities
  • Small Practices
  • Choosing Equipment
  • Determining the Load to be Processed
  • Time Management
  • Choosing Decontamination Equipment
  • Equipment Manuals should Include
  • Choosing Ultrasonic Cleaners
  • Installing Ultrasonic Cleaners (UCs)
  • Selecting New Instruments
  • Personal Training Records
  • Cleaning Equipment that Cannot be Submerged in Water
  • Maintenance and servicing
  • What Equipment Manuals should Include
  • Documentation
• Module 4
  • Test Procedures
  • Automatic Control Test
  • Ultrasonic Activity Test
  • Weekly and Annual Checks
  • Approaching Manual Cleaning
  • Immersion method of manually cleaning instruments
  • Steam and Water Quality
  • Water Risk Assessment
  • Written Schemes for Identified Risks
  • Safe Hot Water Temperature
  • Utilisation of Water Systems
  • Dental Unit Waterlines (DUWLs)
  • Maintenance
  • Emergencies
  • As-Fitted Drawings
  • Record-Keeping
  • Water Supply Hygiene
  • Water Treatment
  • Purging the Systems
  • Ozone and Ultraviolet (UV) Treatment
  • Filtration: Recommendations
  • Water Storage
  • Cold Water Distribution Systems
  • Drinking Water and Hot Water
  • Instantaneous Water Heaters
  • Construction Materials
  • Microbiological Monitoring

This course will provide you with 5 Verifiable CPD hours, equivalent to 5 CPD points.