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The following references aid in controlling
and preventing workplace hazards associated with dentistry.
Anesthetic Gases (Nitrous Oxide)
- Control
of Nitrous Oxide in Dental Operatories. US Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-107,
Hazard Control HC3, (1996). Presents NIOSH research that shows controls including system
maintenance, ventilation, and operations. Includes step-by-step
approach to controlling N2O exposure.
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Controlling Exposures to Nitrous Oxide During Anesthetic
Administration. US Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-100, (1996, August 5). Presents control measures for preventing
or greatly reducing exposure to N2O during the administration
of anesthetic gas.
Beryllium Controls
Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
Infection Control
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Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report 52(RR17);1-61, (2003, December 19).
Consolidates previous recommendations and adds new ones for
infection control in dental settings.
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Recommended Infection-Control Practices for Dentistry. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 42(RR-8);(1993, May).
Also available as a 148 KB PDF,
20 pages. Offers guidance to reduce the risk
of disease transmission among dental health care workers and
their patients. This previous recommendation was consolidated
into the 2003 guidelines.
- Oral Health Resources - Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings - 2003. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). Provides the CDC's Oral Health Resources site for infection
control in dentistry. This 108 slide set with accompanying
speaker notes is available for download or viewing online and can
be used for education and training of dental staff (initial and
periodic training).
- Guidelines
and Recommendations. (2003). Contains a review of the scientific evidence regarding
dental infection control issues as well as consensus, evidence-based
recommendations.
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Frequently Asked Questions. (2002). Provides answers to
common questions about infection control in dental settings.
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Device Screening and Evaluation Forms.
(2002, August 19). Provides a collection
of forms made available for general use to help increase the
safety of both dental personnel and their patients. Forms are
available in PDF and HTML formats.
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U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of
Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations
for Postexposure Prophylaxis. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
(MMWR) 50(RR11);1-42, (2001, June 29). Includes the latest CDC recommendations.
- Immunization
of Health-Care Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital Infection
Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 46(RR-18);1-42, (1997, December
26). Summarizes recommendations of the ACIP concerning
the use of certain immunizing agents in HCWs, and assists workers
and administrators in optimizing infection prevention and control
programs.
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Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management
of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for
Postexposure Prophylaxis. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
54(RR09);1-17, (2005, September 30). Modifies and expands the list
of antiretroviral medications that can be considered for use as
postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). This report also emphasizes prompt
management of occupational exposures, selection of tolerable
regimens, attention to potential drug interactions involving drugs
that could be included in HIV PEP regimens and other medications,
consultation with experts for postexposure management strategies
(especially determining whether an exposure has actually occurred)
and selection of HIV PEP regimens, use of HIV rapid testing, and
counseling and follow-up of exposed personnel.
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Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report (MMWR) 55(RR02);1-16, (2006, February 24).
Recommends vaccination as an important component of influenza
prevention programs in the United States. Vaccination reduces
transmission of influenza in health-care settings, staff illness
and absenteeism, and influenza-related morbidity and mortality
among persons at increased risk for severe influenza illness.
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Notice to Readers: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Control and
Elimination of Mumps. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
55(22);629-630, (2006, June 9). Recommends all persons who
work in health-care facilities should be immune to mumps. Adequate
mumps vaccination for health-care workers born during or after
1957 consists of 2 doses of a live mumps virus vaccine.
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ADA Statement on Infection Control in Dentistry. American Dental Association (ADA), (2004, March).
General
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Compliance Assistance. OSHA. Provides links to compliance
assistance resources.
- For additional information on general safety and health
concerns, see OSHA's Safety and Health
Topics Pages on:
Recordkeeping
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Recorkeeping: It's new, it's improved, and it's
easier... OSHA Publication No. 3169, (2001). Summarizes the Recordkeeping
rule, and provides access to Form 300, 301, and 301A. Identifies SIC code
802, Offices and Clinics of Dentists, as an
establishments classified as
partially exempt from most of the recordkeeping
requirements, regardless of size.
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29 CFR 1904.39. Provides phone numbers to report fatalities or imminent
life-threatening situation, as well as to report accidents, unsafe conditions or
other safety and health violations.
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