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Online Continuing Education Opportunities
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Title: Hand Hygiene and Hand Care
Faculty: Eve Cuny, RDA, MS
CE Credits: 2
Course Coupon Code: HANDHF
Description: Hand hygiene is important for the protection of patients and healthcare workers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued recommendations in 2003 that includes guidelines for hand hygiene in dental health care settings. Several options exist for hand hygiene prior to nonsurgical dental procedures, and the selected method may vary according to the level of contamination, the desired antimicrobial activity and the type of procedure. The most significant difference between hand hygiene for routine procedures and for surgical procedures is the need for persistent antimicrobial activity in products used for surgical hand antisepsis. Appropriate selection of products as well as appropriate hand care helps prevent adverse effects related to hand hygiene in the dental setting. Selecting the products that suit the types of procedures performed in a given practice, and the needs of the healthcare personnel in that practice are important considerations. It is likely that a combination of a soap, alcohol-based hand sanitizer and hand lotion will be required to meet the needs of all individuals
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Title: Instrument Processing, Work Flow and Sterility Assurance
Faculty: Faculty M. Collins, BDS, MBA, MA; Eve Cuny, RDA, MS
CE Credits: 4
Course Coupon Code: IPHF
Description: Government agencies regulate and make recommendations on instrument processing and occupational safety. There are a number of requirements and necessary steps involved in instrument processing, including preparation, cleaning and packaging of instruments for sterilization. The use of cassettes reduces the risk of exposure injuries for the operator, while simplifying and streamlining the process. There is a variety of instrument sterilizers for dental office settings including steam sterilizers (autoclaves), chemiclaves and dry heat sterilizers. Each has different features, advantages and disadvantages that must be considered when selecting sterilization equipment for your practice. Monitoring sterilization processes for sterility assurance requires the regular use of mechanical, chemical and biological indicators to assure that these processes and the equipment are providing effective sterilization. Sterility assurance monitoring must be documented to show compliance with regulations governing your practice.
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Course Instructions:
1. Go to www.ineedce.com
2. Sign in or register if you are not already registered
3. To choose the course: Click on the tab at the top labeled ""Online CE""
4. Sort to ALL courses (see upper right corner)
5. Courses are in alphabetical order – scroll down the page to the course of choice
6. Click on the tab to the right of the course – ADD to Cart
7. After adding to cart – click on the tab at the top ""View Cart""
8. Enter Course Coupon Code (HANDHF or IPHF) in the coupon section of the shopping cart – Click Apply. After clicking apply, the balance owed will be changed. Code must be entered exact as they are case sensitive. All letters must be capital letters, no spaces between letters and numbers.
9. Click Continue and follow the prompts.
10. Courses Coupon Codes good until 4/30/2012
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