An Update on Infection Prevention and Control

About this Seminar

 Sponsored by Stramuann

 

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Infection prevention and control (IPAC) is a hot topic in dental offices. Over the past few years, there have been significant changes to the IPAC standards across the country, particularly since the beginning of the pandemic. Provincial guidelines and standards continue to change, along with the roles of public health and regulatory bodies. This course will review the background behind the changes and give you and your staff the resources and tools needed to efficiently and easily implement IPAC best practices into your dental practice.

Learning Objectives:

• Review and explain recent changes to provincial and national IPAC standards
• Understand the steps involved in disinfection, sterilization, and IPAC documentation
• Learn simple ways to implement IPAC best practices into the dental practice

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About Dr. Chris Swayze

Dr. Chris Swayze is the Director of Continuing Dental Education at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, and prior to that worked at the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. His area of expertise includes infection prevention and control (IPAC), record keeping and informed consent. Dr. Swayze has been an invited headlining speaker at the ODA on IPAC and continues to be involved with presenting continuing IPAC education, Faculty committees and national standards committees, such as the CSA Group (formerly the Canadian Standards Association) and the Standards Council of Canada Committees. He graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Western Ontario in 1993; obtained his MBA for Science and Technology from Queen’s University in 2000; and in 2012 he received the Osgoode Certificate in Health Law from Osgoode Hall Law School.