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OSHA Regulations -- Compliance Options

Infection Control Training Manual ¦ Annual Training Session Options

OSHA (The Occupational Safety and Health Administration) mandates that all dental offices have an infection control training manual available for training new employees as well as for implementing and maintaining OSHA standards. This manual must be updated on an annual basis. OSHA also requires that all dental offices offer an annual "infection control training and updating session" for all employees reviewing and updating them on current OSHA standards and regulations.

Dental Assistant Services offers a variety of options for meeting the OSHA requirements. We offer an infection control training manual for purchase along with a series of four options to complete your required annual training session. In other words, we offer both a training manual and training sessions to meet the OSHA requirements. You have the option of purchasing either separately or both the manual and the training session together.

Please note: The options described on this page do not replace the Infection Control program course designed to help a person work towards obtaining their CDA

certificate.

The Infection Control Training Manual

For your convenience, Dental Assistant Services offers a pre-designed, fully prepared, updated, and most importantly OSHA compliant, Picture of syringe and ampule

infection control training manual. Our training manual saves you the time of having to create one from scratch and do all the research and legwork of determining the various OSHA requirements that need to be in your training manual. Save time and make the task of remaining OSHA compliant and training new employees that much simpler with this comprehensive manual.

Our training manual is over 600 pages long. It is organized using a 40 page checklist to help you assure that your office has met all of the standards that will assure that you remain compliant with the various OSHA regulations. In addition to the checklist, we have also included all of the specific information, sample schedules and programs, and necessary forms required in your office's Infection Control Training Manual. All you need to do is personalize specific pages. Instructions for how and where to do so are provided. Please call us at 732-919-1816 for pricing information and to order a copy.

OSHA Regulations - Annual Training and Updating Session Options

1.) OSHA Regulations - Training Held at DAS

In this option staff from your office are invited to Dental Assistant Services (DAS) where we provide and present a training and updating session for you that meets OSHA standards and regulations. This training session will list and review each of the requirements necessary to make sure that your office is OSHA compliant. Each person attending will receive a summary of all the necessary OSHA regulations and updates. This option may be used for your entire staff or for a few select individuals. This option is a great opportunity for an individual or group of individuals to meet the annual training and updating session requirement set by OSHA and may be ideal for anyone who was out sick or otherwise unavailable when your office held its on-site training.

This option will provide all attendees with a list of requirements and updates that need to be made to your office's infection control training manual. It does not however provide those updates or a manual. Our updated and pre-designed infection control training manual may be purchased separately. Additionally, the program will cover the current CDC guidelines as required by the NJ State Board of Dentistry. Sterile instruments

Students will also receive copies of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and the Hazardous Communications Standard.

Upon completion of the training all attendees will receive four continuing dental education credits. Click here to see when this course is offered. Please make sure that you register for #1, the live course, as there is also a home study option. To avoid any undue confusion, please note that the option described here is the same as the OSHA Regulations live course described on our continuing dental education courses page. From here it's more clear to see the two options for which you can register.

2.) OSHA Regulations - Training Held at Your Office

In this option Dental Assistant Services will come out to your office in order to provide and present a training and updating session for you that meets OSHA standards and regulations. This training session will list and review each of the requirements necessary to make sure that your office is OSHA compliant. As this training is specific to your office, it can be tailored (simplified or expanded upon in different areas) to suit the needs of your particular office. Each person in attendance will receive a summary of all the necessary OSHA regulations and updates.

This option will provide a list of requirements and updates that need to be made to your office's infection control training manual. It does not however provide those updates. Our updated and pre-designed infection control training manual may be purchased separately. Additionally, the program will cover the current CDC guidelines as required by the NJ State Board of Dentistry. Students will also receive copies of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and the Hazardous Communications Standard.

Upon completion of the training all attendees will receive four continuing dental education credits. As this option is personalized to the specific needs of your office, it must be scheduled in advance. Prices will vary depending upon the number of people in attendance. Please call our office at 732-919-1816 for more information about and/or to schedule your training and updating session.

3.) OSHA Regulations - Training Prepared by DAS for Your Office to Present

In this option Dental Assistant Services will prepare a fully complete and personalized outline to be used by a staff member at your office to present the annual infection control training and updating session to the rest of the staff. It is designed to help you prepare for, organize, and successfully run an annual infection control training and updating session in your own office. This option will list and review each of the requirements necessary to make sure that your office is OSHA compliant.

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This option will provide handouts to be given to attendees and instructions on when to provide the handouts. Several inserts are also included that can be added to your current infection control training manual. Additional instructions are provided explaining what items should be removed and where to add the new pages (which are provided). While page updates are included, a full manual is not included. Our updated and pre-designed infection control training manual may be purchased separately. Additionally, the program will cover the current CDC guidelines as required by the NJ State Board of Dentistry. The office will also receive a copy of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and the Hazardous Communications Standard.

Upon completion of the training all attendees will receive four continuing dental education credits. As this option is personalized to both the specific needs of your office and to the individual who will be presenting the session, it must be scheduled in advance. Please call our office at 732-919-1816 for more information about and/or to schedule this training and updating session.

4.) OSHA Regulations - Home Study Option

This home study course lists and reviews all the requirements necessary to help make your office OSHA complaint. A list and description of requirements and updates that need to be made to your office's infection control training manual will be provided. It does not however provide the specific OSHA requirements and updates. Our updated and pre-designed infection control training manual may be purchased separately. Additionally, the program will cover the current CDC guidelines as required by the NJ State Board of Dentistry. Students will also receive copies of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and the Hazardous Communications Standard.

This home study option is an opportunity for an individual or group of individuals to meet the annual training and updating session requirement set by OSHA and may be ideal for anyone who was out sick or otherwise unavailable when your office held its annual training. Upon completion of the training you will receive four continuing dental education credits.

To avoid any undue confusion, please note that this option is the same as as the home study course described on our continuing dental education courses page. From here it's more clear to see the two options for which you can register. Please make sure that you register for #4, the home-study option, as there is also a live course option.

We understand that comparing these options can be confusing. Please contact us if you would like further clarification or to discuss which option would be the best for you and/or your office.