Spring is the perfect time to refresh your knowledge.
Join us for an all-team training day that covers key topics in practice. Explore current topics and trends in infection control, vaccine misperceptions and discover strategies for effective protection during patient treatment. Learn how implicit biases in dentistry could be the cause of health care inequities and how you and your team can make an impact in changing their outcome.
Register for Upcoming Sessions
May 1, 2026 8:30 am - May 1, 2026 3:45 pm
All times for all events are in local Central Time.
Zoom Webinar
Course Number: CF5369
Infection Control After COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic presented the latest challenge to infection control; you are routinely at an increased risk of cross-infection when treating your patients. Learn how the application of evidence-based infection prevention practices and strategies provides effective protection during patient treatment. Discussions will include hand hygiene, sharps safety, recommended vaccinations, personal protective equipment (PPE), instrument and handpiece reprocessing, environmental surface disinfection, and dental water treatment. You’ll discover how to minimize cross-infection from infectious airborne microorganisms based on the latest recommendations. And find out how myths surrounding vaccine-preventable diseases damage the control of these diseases.
Learn How To
- Describe the application of standard precautions as the foundation of infection prevention
- Understand the most recent updates for CDC and OSHA infection control recommendations and regulations
- Describe the dangers of misperceptions against recommended vaccines
- Identify recent technology advances and protocols for instrument processing and sterilization
- Discuss the importance of environmental surface cleaning and disinfection
- Comprehend practical strategies that can minimize DUWL contamination
- Implicit Biases in Dentistry - How do they matter?
Implicit Biases in Dentistry - How do they matter?
In 2003, the Institute of Medicine published the groundbreaking report “Unequal Treatment. Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care.” The review of 600+ studies concerning diagnosis, treatment and health outcomes by age, sex and race found health inequities existed—even when they controlled for socioeconomic status and insurance coverage. In the discussion of these findings, the Institute of Medicine suggested that in addition to structural factors (such as insurance coverage,) implicit biases might be a cause of health care inequities.
You’ll learn about the concept of implicit biases through a demonstration of their power in daily life and dentistry-related situations. You will gain an understanding of how implicit biases can change over time and when they are most likely to occur. And you’ll explore ways in which the content of implicit biases can be changed.
Learn How To
- Define the term “implicit bias” and how its existence can be demonstrated
- Identify how dental patients’ implicit biases matter in dentistry related settings
- Understand when implicit biases are most likely to surface and if their content can change over time
- Describe the role of personal, educational and professional experiences in shaping implicit biases, and the strategies individuals can utilize to change their content.
Training Methods
Lecture, discussion and case studies