WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?

Stay Compliant

Understand California infection prevention requirements and professional standards.

Protect Your Patients

Learn practices that help reduce the risk of contamination and infection in the dental setting.

Strengthen Your Practice

Build safer, more consistent infection prevention habits across the dental team.

Online Access

Learn wherever you have an internet connection.

Self-Paced

Work through the lessons on your own schedule.

Certificate

Receive your course completion certificate when requirements are met.

WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR

Dental Assistants

Strengthen your infection prevention knowledge for everyday clinical work.

Dental Students

Build safe habits before entering the clinical environment.

Dental Professionals

Refresh your knowledge and stay current with infection prevention practices.

About the Course

Infection prevention is the foundation of patient safety, compliance, and trust. This course teaches California-specific infection control requirements, helping dental professionals confidently meet state regulations, maintain a safe practice, and implement best practices every day.

Curriculum

8 Chapters · 66 Lessons

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Course Introduction

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      Course Orientation

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      How This Online Course Works: Your Four Didactic Hours

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      Hour 1 Overview: Foundations, Transmission and Professional Responsibility

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      Video: Hour 1 — Foundations of Dental Infection Prevention

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      Basic Dental Science and Microbiology

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      Reservoirs and Portals

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      The Chain of Infection

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      Modes of Transmission in Dental Settings

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      Standard Precautions

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      California Legal and Ethical Duties

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      Section 1005 Terms and the Spaulding Classification

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      Applied Dental Scenarios

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      Hour 1 Guided Activity: Trace the Contamination and Sort the Terms

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      Hour 1 Review

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      Hour 1 Knowledge Check: Foundations and Transmission

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      Hour 2 Overview: Hand Hygiene, PPE, Barriers and Surface Disinfection

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      Video: Hour 2 — Hand Hygiene, PPE, Barriers and Surface Disinfection

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      Introduction to Hand Hygiene and PPE Rules

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      Hand Hygiene

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      PPE Selection and Sequencing

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      Removing PPE (Doffing), Disposal and Laundering

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      Clinical Contact and Housekeeping Surfaces

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      Sanitation and Hazardous Chemicals in Infection Control

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      Guided Application Scenarios

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      Hour 2 Guided Activity: Spot the Contamination

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      Hour 2 Review

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      Hour 2 Knowledge Check: Hand Hygiene, PPE and Legal Duties

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      Hour 3 Overview: Instrument Processing, Sterilizer Monitoring and Sharps

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      Video: Hour 3 — Instrument Processing, Sterilizer Monitoring and Sharps

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      Instrument Processing Workflow: Transport, Cleaning and Packaging

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      Sterilization Methods and Heat-Sensitive Items

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      Loading, Unloading, Storage and Transport of Sterile Instruments

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      Sterilizer Monitoring and Failure Response

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      Sharps and Exposure Prevention

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      Hour 3 Guided Activity: Order the Workflow and Accept or Reject the Pack

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      Hour 3 Knowledge Check: Instrument Processing and Sterilizer Monitoring

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      Hour 3 Knowledge Check: Sharps Management

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      Hour 4 Overview: Lab Items, Waterlines, Waste, Workplace Safety and the Written Exam

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      Video: Hour 4 Part A — Laboratory Items and Dental Unit Waterlines

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      Infection Control in the Dental Laboratory Area

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      Dental Unit Waterlines

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      Hour 4 Guided Activity: Read the Waterline Record

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      Hour 4 Knowledge Check A: Surfaces, Chemicals, Lab Items and Waterlines

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      Video: Hour 4 Part B — Waste, Workplace Safety and Exposure Response

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      Regulated and Nonregulated Waste

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      Hour 4 Guided Activity: Sort the Waste

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      Cal/OSHA Program Elements

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      Injury and Illness Prevention Program and Office Safety

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      Hazard Communication

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      The Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan

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      Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-Up

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      Radiation Safety and Sterilization Monitoring in the Office Safety Program

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      Hour 4 Guided Activity: Protocol, Notify, Next Action

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      Hour 4 Knowledge Check B: Waste, Workplace Safety and Exposure Response

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      How the Cumulative Written Examination Works

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      Cumulative Written Examination: Infection Control

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      How the Laboratory and Clinical Portions Work

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      Lab Bridge SA-1: Hand Hygiene

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      Lab Bridge SA-2: Gloves, Eyewear, Masks and Clinical Attire

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      Lab Bridge SA-3: Instrument Processing, Storage and Delivery

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      Lab Bridge SA-4: Operatory Precleaning, Disinfection and Surface Barriers

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      Lab Bridge SA-5: Sterilizer Loading, Operation, Spore Testing and Chemicals

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      Lab Bridge SA-6: Sharps Work Practice Controls

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      Lab Bridge SA-7: Impressions, Bite Registrations and Prosthetic Appliances

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      Lab Bridge SA-8: Waterline Maintenance, Testing and Purging

Ready to Ensure Your Practice is Fully Compliant?

Stop worrying about inspection failures or compliance gaps. This course gives you everything you need to protect your patients, your team, and your practice—backed by California-specific expertise.

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