DLAS-8002 Infection Control & Safety in the Dental Workplace

Prerequisites None
Corequisites WKSP 8026  DLAS 8000  DLAS 8001 
Understand the prevention of disease transmission, cross-contamination and safety in the dental environment. Learn the chain of infection, instrument processing, cleaning and disinfecting, occupational safety and administrative protocols. Textbook required.

Contact Hours: 32

• understanding disease and contamination
• student to learn the chain of asepsis
• instrument processing
• differences between disinfection and sterilization
• blood borne pathogen standards

 
Topics

• all topics are online regarding disinfection/sterilization
• waste management
• regulatory and advisory agencies

 
Activities/Resources

• online huddles and discussions 
• weekly video discussions
• weekly critical thinking

 
Evaluation
Students will confidentially evaluate this course by completing the Student Evaluation of Class form distributed at the last class session.

Successful Completion
The instructor will evaluate the student’s skills learned using attendance, participation, feedback, testing where appropriate, and projects completed.

100 % attendance is required; 100% attendance is recommended, as no special arrangements will be made for missing class. 

% = 32 contact hours.

Upon successful completion, this course will appear on the student’s Macomb Community College non-credit transcript. 

 

Textbook
Modern Dental Assisting 13th Edition