Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents
Part I The Microbial World
Chapter 1 Scope of Microbiology and Infection Control
Objectives
ROLE OF MICROORGANISMS IN INFECTION CONTROL
DISCOVERY OF MICROORGANISMS AND INFECTION CONTROL PROCEDURES
IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES OF MICROORGANISMS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 2 Characteristics of Microorganisms
Objectives
BACTERIA
VIRUSES
FUNGI
ARCHAEA
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 3 Development of Infectious Diseases
Objectives
STEPS IN DISEASE DEVELOPMENT
HOST–MICROORGANISM INTERACTIONS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 4 Emerging Diseases
Objectives
ECOLOGICal CHANGES
CHANGES IN HUMAN DEMOGRAPHICS OR BEHAVIORS
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND COMMERCE
TECHNOLOGY
MICROBIAL CHANGES
BREAKDOWN IN PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES
UNEXPLAINED EMERGENCE
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 5 Oral Microbiology and Plaque-Associated Diseases
Objectives
NORMAL ORAL MICROBIOTA
MICROBIOLOGY OF CARIES
MICROBIOLOGY OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES
PREVENTION OF PLAQUE-ASSOCIATED DISEASES
ACUTE DENTAL INFECTIONS
OTHER INFECTIONS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Part II Infection Control
Chapter 6 Bloodborne Pathogens
Objectives
VIRAL HEPATITIS
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS DISEASE
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 7 Oral and Respiratory Diseases
Objectives
ORAL DISEASES
SYSTEMIC DISEASES WITH ORAL LESIONS
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
WATERBORNE DISEASE AGENTS
METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 8 Infection Control Rationale and Regulations
Learning Objectives
RATIONALE FOR INFECTION CONTROL
RECOMMENDATIONS AND REGULATIONS
SUMMARY OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS STANDARD
SUMMARY OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INFECTION CONTROL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DENTISTRY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 9 Preparing for Patient Safety and Occupational Health
Learning Objectives
SAFETY CULTURE
SETTING THE STAGE FOR SAFETY
HOW INFECTION CONTROL BENEFITS PATIENTS
HOW INFECTION CONTROL BENEFITS DENTAL PERSONNEL
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 10 Immunizations
Learning Objectives
TETANUS
INFLUENZA
HEPATITIS B
COVID-19
RISK OF MISSING AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 11 Hand Hygiene
Learning Objectives
HANDS AND DISEASE SPREAD
PROTECTIVE VALUE OF HAND HYGIENE
HAND HYGIENE AGENTS
HAND HYGIENE PROCEDURES
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 12 Personal Protective Barriers
Learning Objectives
GLOVES
MASKS
PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
PLACING AND REMOVING EQUIPMENT BARRIERS
PROPERTIES OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH EBOLA PATIENTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 13 Instrument Reprocessing
Learning Objectives
HEALTH ADVISORY FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
STERILIZATION VERSUS DISINFECTION
INSTRUMENT REPROCESSING PROCEDURES
DESIGN OF THE INSTRUMENT REPROCESSING AREA
INSTRUMENT SHARPENING
INSTRUMENT PROTECTION
HANDPIECE ASEPSIS
STERILIZATION OF HEAT-LABILE ITEMS
OTHER METHODS OF STERILIZATION
STERILIZATION OF PRION-CONTAMINATED INSTRUMENTS
PROPERTIES OF DECONTAMINATION AND STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 14 Surface and Equipment Asepsis
Learning Objectives
TYPES OF DENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES
HOW DENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES BECOME CONTAMINATED
SURVIVAL OF MICROBES ON ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES
APPROACHES TO SURFACE ASEPSIS
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SURFACE ASEPSIS
EQUIPMENT DECONTAMINATION
ASEPTIC DISTRIBUTION OF DENTAL SUPPLIES
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 15 Dental Unit Water Asepsis and Air Quality
Learning Objectives
DENTAL UNIT WATER
PRESENCE OF MICROORGANISMS IN DENTAL UNIT WATER
TYPES AND IMPORTANCE OF MICROORGANISMS IN DENTAL UNIT WATER
BIOFILM IN DENTAL WATER LINES
NEED TO IMPROVE DENTAL UNIT WATER QUALITY
CURRENT INFECTION CONTROL RECOMMENDATIONS
DENTAL UNIT WATER AND INFECTION CONTROL
APPROACHES TO IMPROVE DENTAL UNIT WATER QUALITY
WATER QUALITY MONITORING
BOIL-WATER NOTICES
BACKFLOW PREVENTION
DENTAL UNIT AIR
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 16 Aseptic Techniques
Learning Objectives
TOUCHING OF AS FEW SURFACES AS POSSIBLE
DONNING AND DOFFING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
MINIMIZATION OF DENTAL AEROSOLS AND SPATTER
HIGH-VOLUME EVACUATION
SALIVA EJECTOR
USE OF THE RUBBER DAM
PREPROCEDURE MOUTH RINSE
USE OF DISPOSABLES
SAFE INJECTION PRACTICES
LAUNDERING
HOUSEKEEPING AND CLEANING
OTHER ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 17 Laboratory and Radiographic Asepsis
Learning Objectives
LABORATORY ASEPSIS
RADIOGRAPHIC ASEPSIS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 18 Waste Management
Learning Objectives
COMPREHENSIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
TYPES OF WASTE
INFECTIOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
BLOOD IN A LIQUID OR SEMILIQUID FORM
PATHOGENIC WASTE (TEETH AND OTHER TISSUES)
SHARPS
AMALGAM WASTE
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 19 Prevention of Sharps Injuries
Learning Objectives
RISKS FROM SHARPS INJURIES
WHEN CAN INJURIES OCCUR?
PREVENTION OF SHARPS INJURIES
SAFE INJECTION PRACTICES
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 20 Asepsis Protocols, SOPs, and Checklists
Learning Objectives
SAFETY CULTURE
BEHIND THE SCENES
GENERAL PREPARATION
BEFORE SEATING THE PATIENT
AFTER SEATING THE PATIENT
DURING PATIENT TREATMENT
AFTER PATIENT TREATMENT
RADIOGRAPHIC ASEPSIS
LABORATORY ASEPSIS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 21 General Office Safety and Asepsis
Learning Objectives
BE PREPARED
THE RECEPTION AREA
CONTAMINATION FROM OUTSIDE
WALK THROUGHS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 22 Greener Infection Control
Learning Objectives
GOING GREEN
ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
RECYCLING AND BIODEGRADATION
GREEN INDICATORS
EVALUATING SPECIFIC INFECTION CONTROL PROCEDURES
SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES FOR GREENER INFECTION PREVENTION
FINAL COMMENTS AND FUTURISTIC THINKING
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 23 Cross-Contamination Between Work and Home
Learning Objectives
ROUTES OF SPREAD FROM THE OFFICE TO HOME
ROUTES OF SPREAD FROM HOME TO THE OFFICE
GENERAL HOME HYGIENE
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Part III Office Safety
Chapter 24 Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Learning Objectives
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION MISSION, RIGHTS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
COVERAGE OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT
STANDARDS
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
STATE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION TRAINING PROGRAMS
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 2018 TO 2022 STRATEGIC PLAN
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 25 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Inspections
Learning Objectives
ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
INSPECTION PRIORITIES
WHAT DOES THE INSPECTION PROCESS INVOLVE?
WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES OF AN INSPECTION?
PROACTIVE THINKING
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 26 Management of the Office Safety Program
Learning Objectives
INFECTION CONTROL COORDINATOR
DUTIES OF AN INFECTION CONTROL COORDINATOR
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ENHANCE COMMUNICATION
DEVELOP RESPONSES TO EMERGENCIES
PROCURE AND MANAGE SAFETY PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT
INFECTION CONTROL OVERKILL
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 27 Managing Chemicals Safely
Learning Objectives
HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD
HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
WRITTEN HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
INVENTORY AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
LABELS AND OTHER FORMS OF WARNING
SAFETY DATA SHEETS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS)
EMPLOYEE INFORMATION AND TRAINING
TRADE SECRETS
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN LABORATORIES
COMPLIANCE
GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR WORKING WITH LABORATORY CHEMICALS
CHEMICAL HYGIENE RESPONSIBILITIES
LABORATORY FACILITIES
CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN
WORKING WITH CHEMICALS
SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 28 Employee Fire Prevention and Emergency Action Plans
Learning Objectives
29 CFR PARTS 1910.38 AND 1910.39
FIRE PREVENTION PLANS
EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS
ALCOHOL-BASED HAND RUB SOLUTIONS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 29 Infection Control Concerns During Remodeling and Construction
Objectives
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
STRATEGIC PLANNING
MAKING CONSTRUCTION POLICY
CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING
MOVING IN
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Multiple Choice
SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 30 Infection Control Breaches and Disease Transmissions in Dental Facilities
Learning Objectives
TRANSMISSION OF HERPES VIRUS IN A DENTAL SETTING IN THE UNITED STATES
TRANSMISSION OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA TO DENTAL PATIENTS IN ENGLAND
TRANSMISSION OF LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA TO DENTAL PATIENTS
TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS B IN DENTAL SETTINGS
TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS FROM PATIENT TO PATIENT IN OKLAHOMA
TRANSMISSION OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TO DENTAL PATIENTS
TRANSMISSION OF WATERBORNE MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS TO PEDIATRIC DENTAL PATIENTS
OTHER INFECTION CONTROL BREACHES
REVIEW QUESTIONS
SELECTED READINGS
Appendix A Resource List
DENTAL-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
INFECTION CONTROL ORGANIZATIONS
OTHER INFECTION CONTROL WEBSITES
FEDERAL AGENCIES
STATES WITH OSHA-APPROVED PROGRAMS
Appendix B Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Guidance for Dental Settings
KEY POINTS
BACKGROUND
RECOMMENDATIONS
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT SUPPLY OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES
DEFINITIONS
Appendix C Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
Appendix D Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for Prevention of Tuberculosis in Dental Settings
GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING THE TRANSMISSION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS, 2005c
Appendix E Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention
MISSION STATEMENT
OSAP’S VISION
OSAP’S GUIDING PRINCIPLES
MEMBERSHIP
PROGRAMS AND PRODUCTS
Appendix F Exposure Incident Report
Appendix G Infection Control and the American Dental Association
SUMMARY OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION’S STATEMENT ON INFECTION CONTROLa
Appendix H The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Bloodborne Pathogens Standarda
XI. THE STANDARD
PART 1910-[AMENDED]
Appendix I The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communication Standard
Glossary
Index