This module presents procedures for infection control in school-based dental sealant programs when conducting screenings to select teeth for sealant placement and when applying sealants. It reviews the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Oral Health’s four guiding principles for infection control.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this module, you will be able to
- List CDC’s four guiding principles for infection control.
- List three things that school-based dental sealant program staff should do to protect their health.
- List three types of personal protective equipment that sealant program staff may need to use.
- List four steps for cleaning and disinfecting clinical contact surfaces.
- List the options for sterilizing instruments in sealant programs.
- Explain CDC’s recommendation for water used for routine dental treatment.