Balancing Infection Prevention, Efficiency and Environmental Responsibility Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: Cranberry Release Date: 8/1/23 Expiration Date: 8/1/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dental practices are influenced by numerous factors outside the dental office, including environmental concerns related to the consumption of disposable products. What can dental practices do to reduce, reuse, and recycle? Is it possible for a dental practice to be “green” and follow appropriate infection control protocols? This CE webinar will answer these questions and highlight disposable products that have less of an impact on the environment.

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Why Are Sterilization Indicators and Integrators So Important for Patient Safety? Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 7/18/23 Expiration Date: 7/18/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

While dental practice focus on weekly monitoring of their sterilizers with biological indicators or spore tests, each sterilization pouch or wrapped pack/cassette must have indicators that validate that the instruments have been exposed to all the parameters for sterilization. In addition a indicating integrator must also be used to validate each sterilization load. In this CE webinar, learn more about the types of indicators and integrators and how to incorporate them appropriately into your sterilization process.

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A Pandemic Year in Review: Where We are Now with Infection Prevention in Dentistry Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 11/10/22 Expiration Date: 11/10/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Although the U.S. President recently declared the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic over, the CDC and the World Health Organization have not yet made that official declaration. COVID-19 cases are decreasing, as well as hospitalizations and deaths. Nonetheless, COVID-19 infections are still occurring, and dental professionals must remain vigilant. This CE webinar will provide an update on the most current interim guidance from the CDC and OSHA, patient screening recommendations, PPE requirements and how the pandemic has changed infection prevention protocols in dentistry.

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Buyer Beware: How Do You Know that the PPE You are Sourcing is Approved for Use in Healthcare Settings & Meets OSHA Standards? Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 3/31/22 Expiration Date: 3/31/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dental professionals have faced challenges in obtaining Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. In some cases, the shortages have been alleviated, however, the perception still exists. Based on this and increasing PPE costs, dental practices may resort to purchasing these devices from unfamiliar suppliers. This has risks, to both the dental teams and patients, since alternate distributors, in some cases, may sell PPE that is not NIOSH certified or FDA cleared for use in healthcare settings. This CE webinar will discuss the agencies that test and approve PPE for use in these settings, how to access proper resources to ensure a dental practice is using approved PPE, what criteria to follow when making product selections for PPE.

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Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic - Continuing Safety Issues in Dentistry Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 3/23/22 Expiration Date: 3/23/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dental practices have struggled with numerous safety issues during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, such as wearing the correct PPE, adequately decontaminating treatment rooms, and containing aerosols commonly produced during dental procedures. The pandemic emphasized the need to improve air quality and aerosol safety in dental practices and the need for re-evaluating PPE protocols as well as engineering controls in the treatment room. This CE webinar will discuss the hazards that exist in the treatment rooms beyond COVID-19 and how dental practices can create a safer environment for patients and the dental team.

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Aerosol Containment Beyond SARS-CoV-2 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: DENTALEZ Release Date: 7/14/21 Expiration Date: 7/14/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The COVID-19 pandemic certainly captured the attention of the dental profession and regulatory agencies regarding the airborne transmissibility of many diseases. While aerosol mitigation has always been considered important, COVID-19 has lifted the value on how aerosol mitigation must be a priority. As we now know, aerosol containment has been a critical element in controlling the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 in dental treatment facilities. Did we simply assume that we were safe prior to the pandemic? This CE webinar will look at the use of high volume evacuation and how to maximize its use to continue to prevent the spread of airborne diseases through aerosols.

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Aerosols in Dentistry: The Continuing Story of Respiratory Protection Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 5/17/21 Expiration Date: 5/17/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

All through the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, dental professionals have struggled with the issue of exposure to airborne infectious disease. Supplies of surgical masks and respirators have been in short supply. Guidance from regulatory agencies has been confusing at times. And dental practices want to provide care for their patients in a safe environment. This CE webinar will discuss the latest OSHA regulations and CDC guidance for respiratory protection during aerosol-generating procedures as well as the provide an update on all types of respiratory protection, training requirements and creating a respiratory protection plan for a dental practice.

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Does Your Instrument Cleaning Process Need Updating in the Covid-19 Environment? Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: BrandMax Release Date: 1/22/21 Expiration Date: 1/22/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The first step in effective instrument reprocessing for dentistry is the cleaning process. If all debris is not removed from the instruments prior to sterilization, instruments and other items will not be sterile and safe for patient treatment. This CE webinar will look at all aspects of instrument cleaning, from instrument cleaning techniques and devices, to selecting the appropriate equipment and solutions and monitoring equipment for efficacy. CDC guidelines for instrument cleaning will be reviewed, and manufacturer’s instructions for use will be discussed.

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Respiratory Protection Update for the Continuing COVID-19 Pandemic Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 1/21/21 Expiration Date: 1/21/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Vaccines are here – but the pandemic of COVID-19 continues. Are you confused about respiratory protection requirements? Frustrated about the shortage of supplies of masks and respirators? This CE webinar will discuss the protection factors and differences between surgical masks and respirators, and when respirators must be worn. In addition, the webinar will review the requirements of the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard, and CDC Interim Guidance for Dental settings, which includes proper donning and doffing of PPE, reuse of respirators under the FDA’s EUA when supplies are minimal, medical evaluations and fit testing for respirators and more.

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A COVID-19 Update on Instrument Sterilization Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 12/16/20 Expiration Date: 12/16/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Infection prevention is more important than ever before, for patient safety and for patients to maintain confidence in their dental practice. Although instruments may have been processed in the sterilizer, maintaining the sterility of dental instruments after the packages are removed from the sterilizer is a critical step in patient safety protocols. This process begins with the selection of packaging materials that are optimal for the instrument management system, utilization of process indicators and integrators, placement in the sterilizer, appropriate drying, and storage of instrument packages. This CE webinar will be based on the CDC Guidelines for Dental Health Care Settings, as well as the CDC Guidelines for Sterilization and Disinfection in Health Care Settings.

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Episode 623: Emergency Action Planning for Violent Incidents in Dental Facilities View All Episodes from: The Dr. Phil Klein Dental Podcast

Series: Viva Learning Originals CE Credits: 0.25 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 12/4/24

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Episode 604: Increasing Violence in the Dental Workplace – What Would You Do? View All Episodes from: The Dr. Phil Klein Dental Podcast

Series: Viva Learning Originals CE Credits: 0.25 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 9/25/24

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Episode 589: What Does OSHA Say About Workplace Violence? View All Episodes from: The Dr. Phil Klein Dental Podcast

Series: Viva Learning Originals CE Credits: 0.25 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 8/7/24

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Episode 489: Balancing Infection Control and Environmental Responsibility View All Episodes from: Cranberry Podcast Series

Series: Cranberry CE Credits: 0.25 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 7/26/23

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Episode 427: Infection Prevention Starts with Clean Hands View All Episodes from: The Dr. Phil Klein Dental Podcast

Series: Viva Learning Originals CE Credits: 0.25 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 11/15/22

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Episode 315: And Now We Have the Variants: The Continuing Story of Respiratory Protection View All Episodes from: DentalEZ Dental Podcast Series

Series: DENTALEZ CE Credits: 0.25 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 8/2/21

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Episode 288: Face Masks and Face Shields: What You Need to Know View All Episodes from: Cranberry Podcast Series

Series: Cranberry CE Credits: 0.25 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 4/20/21

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Episode 265: A COVID-19 Update on Instrument Sterilization View All Episodes from: Viva Learning Originals

Series: Viva Learning Originals CE Credits: 0 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 12/17/20

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Episode 229: Marketing Your Infection Control Protocol During COVID-19 View All Episodes from: Viva Learning Originals

Series: Viva Learning Originals CE Credits: 0.5 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 6/18/20

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Episode 70: Disinfectant Wipes – Using them Effectively View All Episodes from: Viva Learning Originals

Series: Viva Learning Originals CE Credits: 0.25 Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 3/11/19

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