Description

This seminar explores personal health issues such as new and altered diseases of importance to dental professionals such as biofilm diseases, and very infectious respiratory, skin, droplet or airborne diseases, as well as co-morbidities such as chronic conditions and allergies. These issues are discussed relative to occupational risk, illness prevention, and post exposure responses. Standard and transmission-based precautions along with work restrictions for dental workers are presented, with demonstrations and activities.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Review well-known infectious diseases
• Be able to explain current trends in infectious diseases
• Identify emerging disease risks of importance to dentistry
• Be informed of key decision criteria needed to prepare for unexpected results

Ms. Nancy Andrews Dewhirst

Ms. Dewhirst graduated from the University of Southern California, practiced dental hygiene for 20 years, is adjunct dental hygiene faculty at West Coast University, and is a member of Sigma Phi Alpha. Ms. Dewhirst is consistently listed as one of …

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