September Marks Dental Infection Control Awareness Month
Oral health professionals can help spread the word about the importance of The Safest Dental Visit during Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (DICAM).
Oral health professionals can help spread the word about the importance of The Safest Dental Visit during Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (DICAM). This year’s theme is “Break the Chain”!
During the month of September, the Organization for Safety Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) will focus on the different aspects of dental infection control.
- Week one (9/01 to 9/05): Hand Hygiene
- Week two (9/6 – 09/12): Dental Unit Waterlines
- Week three (09/13 – 09/19): Personal Protective Equipment
- Week four (09/20 – 09/30): Instrument Sterilization
OSAP has also created and provided free materials and resources to be used to help promote patient safety and awareness.
Visit OSAP.org/DICAM.
