Links
- Ventura County Dental Hygienists’ Association
- California Dental Hygienists’ Association (CDHA)
- California dental practice act
- CDC guildlines for infection control in a dental setting
- CDC guildlines for treatment post exposure HIV/AIDS
- TB protocol
- Health care worker Immunization
- Blood born pathogens
- Needle stick
- Forms for screening and evaluating safer dental devices
- State legislation on needlestick safety
Infection Control Resources
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- Amercian Dental Association
- American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health
- American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, Air-conditioning Engineers
- Associations for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
- CDC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
- CDC, Division of Oral Health, Infection Control
- CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- CDC, NIOSH
- CDC Recommends, Prevention Guidelines System
- EPA, Antimicrobial Chemicals
- FDA
- Immunization Action Coalition
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
- OSHA Dentistry
- OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
- Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Inc., Position Papers
Other Resources
- American Dental Association
- Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), (US Dept. of Health and Human Services)
- Latex Allergy Links page (For information about latex allergies in dentistry)
- ADA commentary on HIPAA regulations and how it affects dentistry. A great “HIPAA Questions” link that you can print to answer a lot of questions that affect us specifically. (American Dental Association)
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (CDC publication)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- For info on Hepatitis, call the Hepatitis Hotline: (888) 443-7232 or go to the CDC Viral Hepatitis information page.