UT Health San Antonio Continuing Dental Education UT Health San Antonio Continuing Dental Education

OSHA Training Course: The In’s and Out’s of Germ Warfare

Texas Brief PM Lecture Course

November 30, 2018

Course overview

Infections present a significant hazard in the dental environment. Although protection of the patient is an obvious priority, oral healthcare personnel are also vulnerable to exposure. The intent of this course is to set forth an Infection Control/Exposure Control Protocol to minimize the transmission of infections in the clinical process (for the protection of patients and oral health care personnel alike) via direct contact with blood, saliva, and other secretions; via indirect contact with contaminated instruments, operatory equipment, and environmental surfaces; and via airborne contaminant's, such as droplet spatter and aerosols of infectious body fluids.

Objectives

Participants in this course will be introduced to evidence-based information that will facilitate compliance with 29 CFR Part 1910.1030, Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens, Final Rule (Federal Register 56(235): 64004-182, 1991 and the implementation of recommendations made by other federal, state, and local agencies and professional organizations.

In addition to fulfilling your annual OSHA requirements upon completion of this course, oral healthcare personnel should be able to:

Understand the rational for the need for an Infection Control/Exposure Control Protocol

Develop and implement an practical Infection Control/Exposure Control Protocol appropriate for a particular oral healthcare setting, which include the following essential elements:

Education and training

Standard precautions Vaccinations

Personal protective equipment

Work practice and engineering controls

Environmental infection control

Post exposure evaluation and follow-up

Medical records

Medical conditions and work restrictions

Presenter(s)

Michaell A. Huber, D.D.S.
- MICHAELL A. HUBER, D.D.S., received his dental degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dental School in 1980. He continued with postgraduate training in Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology at the National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, Maryland in 1986 and received a Certificate in Oral Medicine in 1988. Upon his retirement from the United States Navy in 2002, Dr. Huber joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Dental Diagnostic Science at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dental School.
  
  He has been teaching both pre-doctoral and graduate dental students at the Health Science Center, and is an active participant in the Dental School's Tertiary Care Oral Medicine Clinic. His current research activities include evaluating novel diagnostic techniques for the early detection of oral cancer.
  
  Dr. Huber is certified by the American Board of Oral Medicine and holds memberships to the American Academy of Oral Medicine and the American Dental Association. He has many other professional affiliations, and over the past 22 years, he has held numerous positions in professional organizations. Dr. Huber has accepted invitations to lecture before many local, state, and national professional organizations.
  
  As an officer of the Dental Corps in the United States Navy, Dr. Huber's assignments have included numerous ships and shore stations. At Norfolk, Virginia, he served as Force Dental Officer, Commander of the Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Command Consultant in Oral Medicine and Radiology at the Naval Dental Center; and Head of Oral Diagnosis/Central Sterilization Department, Naval Base Branch Dental Clinic. You may contact this author at huberm@uthscsa.edu

Time

Check-in: 12:30 PM
Program time: Friday, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location

UT Health San Antonio, School of Dentistry

Tuition

Individual: $125.00
Special Discount Fee: $95.00

Credit

Hours: 3

Special Fee Offer

You must register for the Texas Brief AM first in order to receive the discount.
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For help or questions about this program, you can contact us at:
Phone: (210) 567-3177
Email: smile@uthscsa.edu

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