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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Microbiology and Disease Prevention Specific to Dentistry | |
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| Introduction to Microbiology | |
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| The Importance of Infection Control in the Dental Office | |
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| The Six Components in the Chain of Infection Control | |
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| Types of Infections | |
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| The Five Stages of Infectious Disease | |
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| The Immune System | |
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| Diseases of Concern to the Dental Assistant | |
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| Disease Prevention in the Dental Office | |
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| Infection Control in Dentistry: Goals for Reducing Cross-Contamination | |
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| Ten Basic Principles of Infection Control | |
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| Handwashing: The First Line of Defense in Disease Prevention | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Handwashing | |
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| Risk Reduction at Chairside | |
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| Patient Assessment | |
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| Function and Importance of a Medical/Dental History | |
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| Latex Sensitivity | |
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| Completing Medical/Dental History Forms | |
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| Related Forms | |
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| Legal and Ethical Considerations of Infection Control | |
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| Legal and Ethical Responsibilities | |
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| Professional Standards of the Dental Assistant | |
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| Maintaining Confidentiality of Patients' Records | |
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| The Americans with Disabilities Act | |
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| Risk Management and Quality Assurance Strategies to Prevent Malpractice | |
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| National Guidelines, Recommendations, and Regulations Affecting Dental Practice | |
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| Regulatory Government Agencies and National Associations | |
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| The Role of Government Agencies | |
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| Complying with Local, State, and Federal Regulations | |
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| Differences and Distinctions | |
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| Organizations for Dental Assistants | |
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| The Dental Office Safety Supervisor | |
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| Role of the Office Safety Trainer | |
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| Training Organization | |
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| Twelve Tasks of the Office Safety Supervisor | |
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| Infection Control Techniques in the Dental Office | |
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| Personal Safety and Barrier Protection | |
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| Hepatitis B and Other Recommended Vaccinations | |
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| Identifying Employees at Risk: Exposure Determination by Categories | |
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| Universal Precautions: Gloves, Masks, Eyewear, and Outer Protective Clothing | |
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| Types of Gloves Used in Dentistry | |
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| Masks | |
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| Eyewear | |
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| Scrubs or Protective Outer Garments | |
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| Laundering of Reusable PPE | |
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| Guidelines for Putting On and Removing PPE | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Donning PPE | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Removing PPE | |
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| Eyewash Stations | |
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| Sharps Management and Disposal | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Emergency Eyewash Procedure | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Minimizing Personal Injury from Contaminated Sharps | |
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| Handling an Accidental Exposure | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: What the Dental Assistant Must Do in the Event of Accidental Exposure | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: What the Dentist/Employer Must Do in the Event of an Accidental Exposure | |
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| Instrument Recirculation | |
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| Introduction to Instrument Recirculation | |
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| Critical, Semicritical, and Noncritical Classifications | |
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| Processing Contaminated Instruments | |
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| After Completion of a Chairside Procedure | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Processing Contaminated Instruments | |
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| Instrument Precleaning/Soaking | |
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| Instrument Scrubbing | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Manual Instrument Scrubbing | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Ultrasonically Scrubbing Instruments | |
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| Disinfection versus Sterilization | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Chemical Disinfection of Instruments That Cannot Be Heat Sterilized | |
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| Sterilization | |
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| Accepted Methods of Sterilization | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Instructions for Operating the Autoclave | |
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| Processing High-Speed Dental Handpieces | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Handpiece Sterilization Steps | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Packaging Instruments and Loading the Sterilizer | |
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| Sterilizer Monitoring | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Maintaining a Sterilization Monitoring Log | |
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| Storage of Sterilized Instruments | |
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| Most Common Reasons for Instrument Sterilization Failure | |
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| Environmental Surface and Equipment Asepsis | |
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| The Need for Surface Disinfection | |
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| Chemical Disinfectants | |
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| Spray-Wipe-Spray Technique | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Guidelines for Mixing, Handling, and Discarding Chemical Sterilants and Disinfectants | |
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| Placement of Protective Barriers | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Guidelines for the Spray-Wipe-Spray Technique | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Guidelines for Placing and Removing Environmental Surface Barriers | |
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| Dental Laboratory Asepsis | |
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| The Importance of Infection Control Procedures in the Dental Office Laboratory | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Disinfection of a Dental Prosthesis or Orthodontic Appliance | |
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| Disinfection of Dental Impressions | |
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| Disinfection of Related Dental Laboratory Items | |
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| Asepsis in the Dental Office Lab | |
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| Disposal of Laboratory Waste Materials | |
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| Infection Control in Dental Radiography | |
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| Infection Control Awareness in Dental Radiography | |
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| Prior to Exposing Radiographs | |
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| ADA Infection Control Recommendations for X-Ray Equipment and Films | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Placing and Removing Protective Surface Barriers in the Radiographic Operatory | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Infection Control Procedures for the Radiography Operatory | |
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| Handling the X-Ray Film Packet | |
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| Disinfection of Intraoral Film Packets | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Infection Control Procedures for the Darkroom | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Infection Control Procedures While Using a Daylight Loader | |
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| Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Infection Control Methods for Exposing Dental Radiographs | |
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| Waste Management of Radiographic Chemistry | |
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| Environmental Health and Safety (Hazard Communication) in the Dental Office | |
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| Hazard Communication | |
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| Hazard Communication Program | |
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| Physical and Chemical Hazards in the Dental Office | |
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| Product Warning Labels and Stickers | |
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| Biological Hazards in the Dental Office | |
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| Bloodborne Pathogens Standard | |
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| New OSHA Compliance Directive | |
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| Waterline Biofilms | |
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| What Are Biofilms? | |
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| Conditions That Facilitate Biofilm Formation in Waterlines | |
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| Stages of Biofilm Formation in Waterlines | |
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| What Is the Quality of Drinking Water? | |
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| Recommendations for Dental Unit Waterline Biofilm Reduction | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Reduction of Waterline Biofilms | |
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| Solutions to Reduce Waterline Biofilms | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Steps for Weekly Waterline Asepsis | |
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| Equipment Manufacturers Make Modifications | |
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| Independent Water Reservoirs versus Filters | |
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| Boil-Water Advisory Procedures | |
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| Occupational Environmental Hazards | |
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| Health Hazards of Concern to the Dental Assistant | |
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| Mercury | |
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| Radiation | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Guidelines for Handling Mercury | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Recommended Guidelines for Cleaning Up a Mercury Spill | |
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| Caustic Agents and Other Hazardous Chemicals | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Guidelines for Protection When Working with Glutaraldehyde | |
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| Gases: Nitrous Oxide, Oxygen, and Ethylene Oxide | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Guidelines to Reduce Exposure During Conscious Sedation Administration of Nitrous Oxide | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Safety Precautions for Oxygen Use | |
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| Bioaerosols | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Reducing Bioaerosols in the Dental Office | |
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| Latex Allergies | |
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| White Visible Light and Dental Lasers | |
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| Bonding Materials and Acrylics | |
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| Hazardous Noise Levels | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Guidelines for Preventing Injury Caused | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Precautions for Preventing Occupational NIHL | |
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| Repetitive Motion Injury and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | |
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| Office Emergency Procedures | |
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| General Office Safety | |
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| Fire Safety and Emergency Evacuation | |
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| Natural Disaster Preparedness | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: How to Use a Fire Extinguisher | |
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| Bomb Threats and Violence in the Workplace | |
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| Signage Requirements | |
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| First-Aid and Emergency Kits | |
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| Procedure Into Practice: Emergency Administration of Oxygen | |
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| Office Communications Regarding Infection Control | |
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| Marketing Infection Control | |
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| The Need to Market Infection Control | |
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| Front Office Marketing | |
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| Educating Patients about Infectious Diseases | |
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| The Importance of an AIDS Treatment Policy | |
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| Chairside Marketing | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| DANB Infection Control Task Analysis (ICE) Requirements Cross-Referenced by Chapter | |
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| Summary of OSHA's Bloodborne/Hazardous Materials Standard | |