2025 Catalog: General Courses

This is based upon the tip of the week e-mail sent out by DOH the week of Sept 9th, 2025. To gain CDE credit, participants must successfully pass a test [score 80] based upon the reading material.

Reading Materials:
CDC: Foundations: Building the Safest Dental Visit https://www.cdc.gov/dental-infection-control/hcp/training/index.html

CDC: Basic Expectations for Safe Care Training Modules https://www.cdc.gov/dental-infection-control/hcp/safe-care-training-modules/index.html

Administrative Considerations Dental Infection Prevention and Control CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/dental-infection-control/hcp/summary/administrative-considerations.html

CDC States:
Infection prevention education and training
Ongoing education and training of DHCP are critical for ensuring that infection prevention policies and procedures are understood and followed. Education on the basic principles and practices for preventing the spread of infections should be provided to all DHCP. Training should include both DHCP safety [e.g., OSHA bloodborne pathogens training] and patient safety [e.g., emphasizing job- or task-specific needs].
Education and training should be provided during orientation to the setting, when new tasks or procedures are introduced and at a minimum, annually. Training records should be maintained according to state and federal requirements.
Key Recommendations for EDUCATION AND TRAINING in Dental Settings
1.   Provide job- or task-specific infection prevention education and training to all DHCP.
a.   This includes those employed by outside agencies and available by contract or on a volunteer basis to the facility.
2.   Provide training on principles of both DHCP safety and patient safety.
3.   Provide training during orientation and at regular intervals [e.g., annually].
4.   Maintain training records according to state and federal requirements.
IHS DOH State:
The Indian Health Service [IHS] Division of Oral Health [DOH] recommends that dental infection, prevention, control and safety competency assessment be conducted for new hires, after changes in policies/standing operating procedures, and at least annually for all applicable staff, with follow-up assessments as needed.

Upon reviewing the NIPCS Tip of the week, you will:
1. Understand the importance of proper sterilization
2. Recognize the difference between Competencies
3. Understand who regulates dental equipment

Damon Pope — Deputy Project Manager for the IHS Electronic Dental Record IHS DOH National Infection Control Consultant For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at damon.pope@ihs.gov.

The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report.

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

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Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.