Infection Prevention and Dental Services: Partnerships in Pediatrics

Join APIC and the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) for a four-part virtual education series highlighting the relationship between IP’s and the dental field. Attendees will learn to identify areas of potential collaboration between Infection Prevention and Dental Services including construction and renovation, high level disinfection and sterilization, water management, regulatory requirement strategies, and much more.

Part Two

Thursday, February 15, 2024 @ 1 pm ET

Speakers: Margaret Hetrick, MSN, BSN, RN and Margaret Gilman, MAS, CIC, FAPIC with moderator: Jackie Dorst, RDH

Infection Prevention and Dental Services: Partnerships in Pediatrics

This presentation will review how the strong relationship between Infection Prevention and Dental services was created and how important it was to build the foundation before problems arose. It will then transition to reviewing an issue with dental water quality results in multiple dental practices across the hospital system. Data will be reviewed, showing the results when the acute issue was identified and results following remediation steps. The water quality plan will be reviewed, which was developed with a multidisciplinary team, which includes disinfecting practices, standardization of equipment across the system, and testing cadence.