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Clinical Practice Guideline for an Infection Control/Exposure Control Program in the Oral Healthcare Setting

Course Number: 342

References / Additional Resources

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  2. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Immunization of health-care personnel: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2011 Nov 25;60(RR-7):1-45.

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Accessed April 6, 2022.

  4. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 29 CFR Part 1910.1030. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; final rule. Federal Register 1991;56:64004-64182. Accessed April 6, 2022.

  5. Huber MA, Terezhalmy GT. HIV: Infection Control/Exposure Control Issues for Oral Healthcare Workers - 2009.

  6. Huber MA, Terezhalmy GT. Mandated, Highly Recommended, and Other Vaccines for Oral Healthcare Personnel Workers - 2015.

  7. Huber MA, Terezhalmy GT. Postexposure Evaluation and Follow-up. - 2015.

  8. Kohn WG, Collins AS, Cleveland JL, et al. Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings-2003. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 Dec 19;52(RR-17):1-61

  9. Kuhar DT, Henderson DK, Struble KA, et al. Updated US Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to human immunodeficiency virus and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Nov;34(11):1238.

  10. MacNeill BA, Terezhalmy GT. Hand Hygiene – 2019.

  11. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). Subpart U-COVID-19 Healthcare ETS. Accessed April 6, 2022.

  12. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). Statement on the Status of the OSHA COVID-19 Healthcare ETS. December 27, 2021.

  13. Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, et al. 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings. Accessed on April 6, 2022.

  14. Terezhalmy GT, Huber MA. Environmental Infection Prevention and Control.

  15. U.S. Public Health Service. Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2001 Jun 29;50(RR-11):1-52.

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