ADA Practical Guide to Effective Infection Prevention and Control, The

The ADA Practical Guide to Effective Infection Prevention and Control, Fifth Edition, outlines the importance of implementing comprehensive infection prevention and control practices in the dental office or other treatment setting. This revised edition features new chapters on Dental Water Quality and Special Considerations and Pandemic Preparedness and synthesizes the most current science-based recommendations for infection prevention and control in dental settings from the CDC and Federal agency rules and regulations, including OSHA, the FDA, and the EPA.

This guide is divided into five chapters:

• • Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control
• • Chapter 2: Disinfection and Sterilization
• • Chapter 3: Dental Water Quality
• • Chapter 4: Infection Control During Clinical Procedures
• • Chapter 5: Special Considerations and Pandemic Preparedness

This book also includes a self-assessment checklist of current infection control practices and review questions to reinforce important concepts.