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The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP), reports that its Dental Infection Control Boot Camp™, held in Atlanta, Ga., in January, set records for attendance, speakers and content. The annual “basic training” program covers all of the core infection prevention fundamentals for dental practitioners.
“We were very fortunate to have a stellar faculty of world-renowned infection prevention experts who contributed their knowledge and expertise to this curriculum,” said OSAP Executive Director Therese Long. “The manufacturers and distributors also are generous supporters of the course, and we recognize and thank them for their commitment to OSAP and dental safety.”
This year’s meeting featured a record 15 speakers, including five representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the director of the Division of Oral Health at CDC, Katherine Weno DDS, JD. Attendees got a sneak peek at the new CDC Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care, which builds on the CDC Guidelines issued in 2003. One of this year’s activities – “Traveling the Instrument Processing Pathway” – provided hands-on training addressing the pre-cleaning, transport, washing, and disinfection of instruments; instrument wrapping and chemical indicators and integrators; and sterilizer loading, unloading and monitoring.
Boot Camp is targeted to dental personnel who desire a strong foundation in infection control, infection control coordinators, educators, compliance officers, federal service employees with infection control responsibilities, federally qualified health center personnel, consultants and sales representatives. OSAP recognized and thanked the U.S. Federal Services for supporting the course over the past two decades. Dr. Shannon Mills, Col USAF (RET) conceived the OSAP-Federal Services alliance in 1994.
Long also expressed gratitude to the members of the
curriculum development committee:
- Dr. David Carr
- Dr. Randy Coffey
- Kathy Eklund RDH, MHP
- Earl Fillmore BAS, BSN, MS
- Dr. Leslie Grant
- Dr. Kelli Mack
- Dr. Chris Miller
- Carol Oeder CDA, LPN
- Dr. Doug Risk
- Dr. Scott Trapp
Special recognition and thanks were given to
Dr. Marie Fluent, who spearheaded the entire program.
