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Revolutionizing Sterilization Workflows

Revolutionizing Sterilization Workflows

By: Lisa Mayo, RDH, BSDH...Lisa Mayo, RDH, BSDH, MHA

Post Date: 7/9/2024

CE Amount: 1

Categories: Hygiene, +1 moreInfection Control

COURSE OVERVIEW

The tear-down and reprocessing after patient procedures are complete consumes 25% of an oral healthcare provider’s workday. Improving this aspect of the workflow will decrease provider fatigue, increase safety and office production, and prolong the life of equipment.  As the technology used chairside in contemporary dentistry continues to change and evolve, so too must reprocessing workflows and devices to keep up with the demand of the day. It should be an office priority to protect and extend the life of expensive equipment used in patient procedures such as handpieces (ultrasonic, air polishing, high-speed, low-speed) and ultrasonic inserts and tips. The sterilizer used to reprocess this costly equipment influences the life expectancy and replacement frequency of equipment. This course will discuss the differences in sterilizers using evidence-based science and teach providers how to work smarter rather than harder with improved workflows that also increase office productivity.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Build strong office policies, procedures, and protocols for reprocessing and sterilization. 
  • Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of contemporary sterilizers used in the dental field.
  • Select a sterilizer for your practice that mitigates the risk of damage to equipment and improves workflow and office productivity.

COURSE SPEAKER

Lisa Mayo, RDH, BSDH, MHA
Lisa Mayo, RDH, BSDH, MHA

Lisa Mayo graduated with a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene from Baylor College of Dentistry and a master's degree in healthcare administration from Ohio University. She is currently enrolled in a doctoral program for healthcare administration with Franklin University. She serves as the academic chair for Dental Hygiene, Dental Assisting, and Surgical Technology at Dallas College and has been working in higher education for 12 years. Lisa has taught hundreds of continuing education courses for dental and medical professionals since 2006 and has published peer-review, continuing education courses, articles, and white papers for the Canadian Dental Journal, Dental Economics, Dental Learning, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, Access, Medicom, StudentRDH, Penn Well, and RDH. She has contributed to chapters of textbooks and just released her first full-length textbook published by Jones & Bartlett titled “Power Instrumentation for the Dental Professional.”

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is intended for Dental Assistant, Dentist, Hygienist, and Office Manager from novice to advanced.

EDUCATIONAL METHOD

Self Instructional Online CE Course

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SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT

Information shared in this continuing education activity is developed from clinical research and represents the most current information available from evidence-based dentistry.

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Information in this continuing education activity is derived from data and information obtained from the reference section.

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