What’s in that Water: Infection Prevention and Dental Departments Collaborate on a Water Management Plan

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 Three

Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 1 pm ET

Speakers: Erin Villanueva, MPH and Zoe Koch, CDA, COMSA with moderator: Nancy Dewhirst, RDH, BS

What’s in that Water: Infection Prevention and Dental Departments Collaborate on a Water Management Plan

A presentation on how Infection Prevention and the Dental departments identified an opportunity for improvement with water storage in a dental clinic setting. Both departments came together through a collaborative relationship at a large (1200+ bed) acute care hospital to ensure a successful standardized Water Management Plan for all stakeholders within an enterprise hospital system.