RiskMatters: Launch Episode – Laurie Walsh – IC Updates

Did you know there are four key documents every dental practitioner must have access to in a dental surgery? Did you also know about the recent and upcoming changes to these? Join Dr Annalene Weston and Emeritus Professor Laurie Walsh, industry expert and co-author of one of these documents, Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control, as they explore what every dental practitioner needs to look out for. This discussion will include recent updates to the guidance as well as upcoming changes for 2022.1.36 – What should every dental practitioner be looking for in the updated infection control guidance?5.58 – Pre-procedural rinses9.00 – How COVID is making practitioners feel?10.40 – Masks17.25 – Gown wear and skin/wound management22.50 – Infection control – quick checks for every dental practitioner28.40 – Infection control breaches and their consequences34.40 – Foils Tests38.00 – HEPA filtration42.00 – Transfer tweezers44.00 – The relevance of taking a medical history48.04 – Prion disease51.38 - Handshakes'The four documents every dental practitioner must have access to in a dental surgery' can be accessed here: https://www.dentalboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines/Policies-Codes-Guidelines.aspx*This advice was valid on 24th January 2022