Update DoH Decontamination Guidelines (HTM01-05)
What do they mean to your practice?
Wednesday 7th January 2009
20:00-21:45 GMT
Dr Caroline Pankhurst
Senior Specialist Clinical Teacher in Oral Medicine
King's College London Dental Institute
2 hours verifiable CPD
£65.00 (£55.00 early-bird rate: book at least 7 days in advance)
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Verifiable CPD
On completion of the course and a short course evaluation you will be given a certificate for 2 hours verifiable CPD.
Learning Aim
Understand the regulatory framework and practical aspects of instrument decontamination, and the use of sterilizers, thermal washer disinfectors and ultrasonic baths
Learning Objectives
Objectives: By the end of the course participants should understand:
How to be compliant with the new HTM 01-05 recommendations on decontamination and sterilization- Impact of vCJD and emerging pathogens on infection control in the dental surgery
- Design features of decontamination suites
Learning Outcome
By the end of the session you will have updated your knowledge on the new decontamination guidelines published by the Department of Health and be aware of how they affect your practice.
About the Presenter
Dr Caroline Pankhurst BSc PhD BDS MSC MRCPath (Specialist in Oral Microbiology) is a dentist and was a Clinical Senior Lecturer, Oral Microbiology, King’s College London Dental Institute. Now she is actively involved in postgraduate dental education and training. She is a freelance infection control consultant to Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham PCTs and Southern Health Board, Northern Ireland and was a member of Decontamination in Primary Care committee at the Department of Health. She is the author of “Control of Infection Guidelines for General Dental Practice” now in its third edition, and is the co-author of a new book entitled Basic Guide to Prevention and Infection Control in Dentistry. Currently she is appointed to Editorial Boards of “Primary Dental Care” and BMC Oral Health. She was President of BDA Metropolitan Branch in 2006.
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