Package Description

This course will take a deep dive into the specific criteria and expectations that Dental Board Inspectors focus on during inspections. We will explore the essential health and safety regulations mandated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for Dental Settings. Attendees will be equipped with the knowledge necessary to ensure their dental setting aligns with the workflow processes required by the CDC and OSHA. There will be special focus on the possible legal implications of specific Dental Board citations and sanctions and a framework to formulate an inspection readiness plan. At the end of this course, attendees will have the strategies necessary to navigate a Dental Board inspection successfully.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Evaluate the specific criteria and expectations that Dental Board Inspectors focus on during inspections through an in-depth analysis.    
2. Analyze the essential health and safety regulations mandated by the CDC and OSHA for Dental Settings to ensure alignment with workflow processes required for compliance.    
3. Create a comprehensive inspection readiness plan, incorporating the implications of specific Dental Board citations and sanctions, to successfully navigate a Dental Board inspection.

Price:

• Members: $15
• Non-members: $30

Continuing Education

ADS is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

Please email the ADS office at [email protected] or call +1 (410) 571-0003 if you wish to be in contact with the course author/creator(s) with any questions or for clarification of course concepts or for technical assistance in completing the online test.

All participants assume individual responsibility for providing evidence of contact hours of continuing education to the appropriate authorities and for the maintenance of their individual records.

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CE Credits: 1.0
Educational Method: Lecture, Recorded, Self-instructional (self-study)
Location: Online
Publication Date: June 2024
Expiration Date: June 30, 2027

Speaker:

India Chance, RDH, CDIPC

India Chance is a Registered Dental Hygienist and Certified Infection Control Educator, who trains dental healthcare providers on infection prevention and workplace safety. She is the Founder of Learn2Prevent, a dental compliance company that works with hundreds of dental teams equipping providers with tools to deliver the safest dental visit possible. She has worked on various CDC dental industry projects, is an Editorial Review Board member for ADS (formerly known as OSAP) & Inside Dental Hygiene and serves as a CDC Inspector for the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners.

Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships to disclose