Program Infection Control Guidelines
Applicants are advised of the following Infection Control Guidelines as outlined by
the Center for Disease Control (CDC):
The prevention of cross contamination and transmission of infection to all persons,
including: patients, Dental Health Care Professionals (DHCP), faculty, students, and
non-clinical staff is the professional responsibility of all dental personnel. Cerritos
College Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene programs have adopted policies and procedures
that represent a comprehensive and practical infection control program, based upon
federal guidelines (Center for Disease Control). A fundamental principle of an effective
infection control program is to exercise care, precautions and effective control techniques
that can keep infectious microbes within manageable limits of the body’s normal resistance
to disease. Individuals at high risk of infectious diseases (HBV, HCV and HIV) among
DHCP are those who perform tasks that might involve contact with blood, blood-contaminated
body substances, other body fluids, or sharps should be vaccinated. Vaccination can
protect both DHCP and patients from infectious diseases and whenever possible should
be completed when DHCP are in training and before they have contact with blood. Compliance
with these policies and procedures are an ethical obligation and responsibility of
all participants in the delivery of care at Cerritos College.
Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Setting – 2003, 12/19/03 52(RR17); 1-61.
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