Independent-Study/Web Courses

Dental Infection Control (Qualifies for State Dental Board 1 Hour CE)

This course qualifies the enrollee for 1 CE credit hours and the cost of the course is $75.
To register:  https://www.dentistry.uiowa.edu/CERegistration/

Objectives: 

  1. Recognize how standard precautions fit into the chain of infection, with measures that we can take to interrupt the chain of infection.
  2. Understand personnel health elements of an infection control program.
  3. Learn about the Hepatitis and HIV viruses, prevention for them and treatment as well as risks associated due to an exposure.
  4. Summarize the methods to prevent exposures, including engineering and work practice controls as well as personal protective equipment (PPE).
  5. Explain the methods of hand hygiene, barrier protection and disinfection.
  6. Recognize elements of the Hazard Communications Standard.

Instructors: 

Carrie McKnight, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine.  Dr. McKnight served as a staff dentist at Broadlawns Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, from 1999-2001. She also was in private practice in Johnston, Iowa, from 2000-2001. From 2001-2005, she was assistant professor and general practice residency director in the Hospital Dentistry division of UI Hospitals and Clinics.  

Completion of this course and quiz qualifies the enrollee for 1 CE credit hours. Course issued 6/2021; expiration date 6/2023.  The course qualifies for the new Infection Control requirement by the State Dental Board.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration. United States Department of Labor (OSHA). https://www.osha.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/

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