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Factors to Improve Infection Prevention & Control Efficiency during COVID-19 without Compromising Dental Practice Safety

1hr Verifiable CPD, 1 Module, 1 Resource

Course Summary

Returning to work during COVID-19 and following the correct guidance and recommendations for fallow time while trying to maximise efficiency is a huge topic. 

This very detailed webinar is highly recommended for all the team and is presented by Mrs Sabina Przybyla-Gruszczyk, Infection Prevention and Control Manager at BMI the London Independent Hospital.

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The video lecture covers the following areas:

  1. What fallow time means
  2. Principles of Infection prevention and control
  3. How to reduce aerosols in the environment
  4. Room ventilation and how that impacts fallow time
  5. HEPA filters, Fogging technique and UV-C and their efficacy

Speaker profile

Mrs.Sabina Przybyla-Gruszczyk is the infection control manager at BMI and works with Mr Tamer Theodossy Consultant Oral Surgeon.

More information about the courses and webinars they offer can be seen here.

Learning Content

Fallow Time: Factors to Improve Infection Prevention and Control Efficiencies during COVID-19 without Compromising Dental Practice Safety

Aims & Objectives

  • Fallow time definitions
  • Principles of Infection prevention and control
  • How to reduce aerosols in the environment
  • Room ventilation and how that impacts fallow time
  • Understand the different HEPA filters
  • Fogging technique and UV-C and their efficacy

Development Outcomes

A. Effective communication with patients, the dental team, and others across dentistry, including when obtaining consent, dealing with complaints, and raising concerns when patients are at risk.

B. Effective management of self, and effective management of others or effective work with others in the dental team, in the interests of patients at all times; providing constructive leadership where appropriate.

C. Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice.

D. Maintenance of skills, behaviours and attitudes which maintain patient confidence in you and the dental profession and put patients’ interests first.

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