Infection Control

California Dental Practice Act and Infection Control

Instructors

Gary N. Herman, DDS
Group Practice Director, General Clinic/Group Directors, UCLA School of Dentistry

Steve Lee, DDS
Assistant Clinical Professor, Group Practice Director, UCLA School of Dentistry

This Category I course provides an overview of the Dental Practice Act with emphasis on recent changes in the law, risk management Infection Control standards, and current federal HIPAA mandates. It will bring you and your staff up-to-date with regulations affecting your practice. Completion of this course satisfies the license renewal requirement for mandatory courses in Dental Practice Act and Infection Control.

Dental Practice Act Topics

• Scope of practice 

• Requirements for license renewal

• Use of auxiliaries in a dental practice

• Laws governing the prescribing of drugs

• Acts in violation of the dental practice act

• Dental board enforcement program 

Infection Control Topics

• Section 1005

• Disease transmission

• Standard precautions

• Disinfection & sterilization

• Waste management

• Compliance issues

speakers/instructors and topics are subject to change without prior notice