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Sterilization and Disinfection of Patient-Care Items in Oral Healthcare Settings

Course Number: 474

References / Additional Resources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 29 CFR Part 1910.1030. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; needlesticks and other sharps injuries; final rule. Federal Register 2001;66:5317-5325. As amended from and includes 29 CRF Part 1910.1030. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; final rule Federal Register 1991;56:64174-64182. Accessed August 4, 2023.

  2. Kohn WG, Collins AS, Cleveland JL, Harte JA, Eklund KJ, Malvitz DM; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings--2003. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 Dec 19;52(RR-17):1-61.

  3. Rutala WA, Weber DJ, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Guideline for disinfection and sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008. CDC. 2019 May 24. Accessed August 4, 2023.

  4. 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.

  5. CDC. Guidance for Dental Settings: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Updated May 8, 2023. Accessed August 4, 2023.

  6. FDA. Medical Devices. FDA-Cleared Sterilants and High Level Disinfectants with General Claims for Processing Reusable Medical and Dental Devices. 2019 Sep 25. Accessed August 4, 2023.

  7. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticide Registration. Selected EPA-registered Disinfectants. Accessed August 4, 2023.

  8. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticide Registration. List B: EPA's Registered Tuberculocide Products Effective Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Accessed August 4, 2023.

  9. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticide Registration. List E: EPA's Registered Antimicrobial Products Effective Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Human HIV-1 and Hepatitis B Virus. Accessed August 4, 2023.

  10. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Enforcement. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and Federal Facilities. Accessed August 4, 2023.

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