Links
Ventura County Dental Hygienists' Association
California Dental Hygienists' Association (CDHA)
California dental practice act
CDC guildlines for infection control in a dental setting
CDC guildlines for treatment post exposure HIV/AIDS
TB protocol
Health care worker Immunization
Blood born pathogens
Needle stick
Forms for screening and evaluating safer dental devices
State legislation on needlestick safety
Infection Control Resources
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Amercian Dental Association
American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, Air-conditioning Engineers
Associations for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
CDC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
CDC, Division of Oral Health, Infection Control
CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
CDC, NIOSH
CDC Recommends, Prevention Guidelines System
EPA, Antimicrobial Chemicals
FDA
Immunization Action Coalition
Infectious Diseases Society of America
OSHA Dentistry
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Inc., Position Papers
Other Resources
American Dental Association
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA), (US Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Latex Allergy Links page
(For information about latex allergies in dentistry)
ADA commentary on HIPAA regulations and how it affects dentistry.
A great "HIPAA Questions" link that you can print to answer a lot of questions that affect us specifically. (American Dental Association)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
(CDC publication)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
For info on Hepatitis, call the Hepatitis Hotline: (888) 443-7232 or go to the
CDC Viral Hepatitis information page
.