Oral Surgery Decontamination Procedures: A Comprehensive Guide

About This Course

Learn the basics of decontamination and disinfection in dental practice with this comprehensive course. Covering regulations, procedures, and continuous improvement.

Why Take This Course?

This course addresses the common problem and challenge of infection control in dental practice, which is crucial to ensuring the safety and well-being of dental professionals and patients alike. By covering the basics of decontamination and disinfection, as well as exploring the behaviour and biology of pathogens in oral surgery, this course provides valuable information and guidance on implementing effective infection control measures. Additionally, the course covers important topics such as maintenance and monitoring of decontamination equipment, staff training and competence, and developing a decontamination policy and audit system, all of which are essential for ensuring future compliance and continuous improvement.

This course on decontamination and disinfection in dental practice covers the basics of infection control, including regulations and guidelines in the UK, the behaviour and biology of pathogens in oral surgery, and specific decontamination procedures for dental devices and areas. It also includes information on ensuring future compliance and continuous improvement. Overall, this course is highly beneficial for anyone working in a dental practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of both staff and patients.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, learners will be able to understand the fundamentals of infection prevention, including the sources of infections in pediatric dentistry and the methods of transmission.	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to have a firm understanding of, and ability to implement, various infection prevention techniques within Pediatric Dentistry.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to apply correct hand hygiene practices in a dental setting to reduce the spread of infections.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely improve the overall safety standards within their respective pediatric dental practices, with an impact on reducing infection rates community-wide.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to correctly sterilise and disinfect dental instruments and the clinical environment to prevent the spread of pathogens.	3: The course should lead to a significant enhancement in the skills and procedures employed by learners in regard to instrument sterilization, surface disinfection, and proper use and disposal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered the appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in a dental setting to mitigate the risk of infection transmission.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to elevating the dental health industry’s standards as it brings attention to the critical importance of infection control protocols in everyday practice.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to handle special infection control situations, such as managing patients with known infectious diseases or dealing with accidental spills of blood or body fluids.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will have the knowledge and skills to handle unique infection-related situations in pediatric cases, such as managing patients with known infectious diseases and accidental spills of blood or body fluids.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 90 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

This course covers the basics of decontamination and disinfection in dental practice, including an introduction to terminologies and definitions, regulations and guidelines in the UK, and the importance and risks of infection control. It also explores the behaviour and biology of pathogens in oral surgery, including types of pathogens, their spread, resilience, and resistance, and pathogens of concern in a dental practice. Additionally, the course covers oral surgery decontamination procedures, including pre-procedure, during procedure, and post-procedure control measures, maintenance and monitoring of decontamination equipment, and specific decontamination procedures for dental devices and areas. Finally, the course covers ensuring future compliance and continuous improvement, including training and staff competence, recording and reporting decontamination failures, updating decontamination protocols, developing a decontamination policy and audit system, and a comprehensive overview of the course material.

Course Outline

Section 1

The first section of this course covers the basics of decontamination and disinfection, including the importance and risks in dental practice, relevant terminologies and definitions, and regulations and guidelines for infection control in the UK. A case study on recent outbreaks and the role of inadequate disinfection is also included.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course covers the behaviour and biology of pathogens in oral surgery, including the different types of pathogens in a dental environment, how they spread, their resilience and resistance, and which pathogens are of particular concern. It also discusses the decontamination procedures required before, during, and after oral surgery, as well as how to maintain and monitor decontamination equipment. Finally, it includes a section on ensuring future compliance and continuous improvement through staff training, recording and reporting failures, updating protocols, and developing a decontamination policy and audit system.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course covers the behavior and biology of pathogens in oral surgery, oral surgery decontamination procedures, decontamination of specific dental devices and areas, and ensuring future compliance and continuous improvement through training, recording and updating protocols, and developing a decontamination policy and audit system.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course covers decontamination of specific dental devices and areas, including handpieces and other reusable instruments, surface cleaning and sterilisation procedures, decontaminating dental radiology equipment, and managing and cleaning impressions and prosthetics. The section also includes an exercise to create a customized decontamination plan for a dental clinic.

Section 5

Section 5 of this course covers topics related to ensuring future compliance and continuous improvement in infection control. This includes training and staff competence, recording and reporting failures, updating protocols, developing a policy and audit system, and a comprehensive overview of the entire course material.

Course Reviews

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This course gave me a deeper understanding of the importance of infection control in dental practice and the necessary steps to achieve compliance.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The course provided practical and detailed information on oral surgery decontamination procedures, which I found very useful in my practice.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I appreciated the comprehensive overview of the course material, which helped me to develop a more effective decontamination policy and audit system for my practice.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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