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Environmental Infection Prevention and Control

Course Number: 363

References / Additional Resources

  1. Sehulster L, Chinn RY; CDC; HICPAC. Guidelines for environmental infection control in health-care facilities. Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 Jun 6;52(RR-10):1-42.

  2. 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.

  3. FDA. Banned Devices; Powdered Surgeon’s Gloves, Powdered Patient Examination Gloves, and Absorbable Powder for Lubricating a Surgeon’s Glove. Accessed November 16, 2020.

  4. Terezhalmy GT, Huber MA. Hand Hygiene: Infection Control/Exposure Control Issues in Oral Healthcare Settings. dentalcare.com. October 21, 2022.

  5. Terezhalmy GT. Personal Protective Equipment. dentalcare.com. June 30, 2021.

  6. EPA. Selected EPA-registered Disinfectants. Accessed November 16, 2020.

  7. CDC. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Guidance for Dental Settings: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. 2020 Aug 28. Accessed November 16, 2020.

  8. EPA. Pesticide Registration. List N: Disinfectants for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Accessed November 16, 2020.

  9. ADA. Get the Return to Work Interim Guidance Toolkit. Accessed November 16, 2020.

  10. Health Care Without Harm. Health care waste management: Coronavirus update. 2020 Mar 24. Accessed November 16, 2020.

  11. Terézhalmy GT. Regulated Medical Waste Management. dentalcare.com. August 20, 2023.

  12. Feiwell S, Occhionero RL. Hazardous (and Universal) Waste Management. dentalcare.com. July 31, 2021.

  13. Feiwell S, Occhionero RL. Hazard Communication Compliance. dentalcare.com. February 21, 2022.

  14. CDC. Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care. 2020 Apr 28. Accessed November 16, 2020.

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