2019 Webinar - OSHA - 2019 Ortho Safety Tune-Up

OSHA requires employers to provide annual employee safety training to refresh and update safety. In this webinar, the orthodontic team will learn the latest OSHA safety laws and how the laws apply to the orthodontic practice. Webinar attendees will also learn about the Globally Harmonized System for chemical safety and how to read SDS safety information. Jackie simplifies Safety Data Sheet information and how to create labels for secondary chemical containers.

Safety topics include:

• GHS Chemical Labels & Pictograms
• Required Safety Signs & Posters
• Disinfection & Sterilization
• Personal Protective Attire
• Post Exposure Plan
• Fire & Emergency Plan
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Hand Hygiene
• Laser & Radiation Safety
• Required OSHA Records & Logs

Leaning Objectives:

• Describe Post Exposure Protocol
• Recognize hazard for GHS chemical pictograms
• Identify OSHA safety signs
• Describe emergency escape plan

Jackie Dorst is passionate about helping ortho teams to be their Best! She graduated from the University of Georgia in Microbiology and from Clayton State University in Dental Hygiene. She is recognized as a “Distinguished Alumnus” of Clayton State University. Always a science nerd, Jackie provides the latest research and technical information with practical methods for clinical implementation. She likes to review the science and then apply it to the “real world of clinical orthodontics.” During her 20 plus years of speaking and consulting, Jackie has become an international expert on instrument sterilization, dental infection control and safety. Her “Sterilization and Safety Tune-Ups” have inspired thousands of orthodontic professionals.

Jackie has been a featured speaker at the ADA, AAE, AAO, and AAOMS. She is a member of the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, and the National Speakers Association. She is a clinician graduate of the Academy of General Dentistry and OSHA certified to deliver safety training courses.

Speaker Disclosure:
Consultant: SciCan

Length of session:
The session is scheduled for 60 minutes.

Continuing Education:
Each participant who completes the Webinar will earn 1.0 CE for the entire session.

Continuing Education Disclaimer:

This Continuing Education Program provides attendees with a relevant and rewarding continuing education experience. However, neither the content of a course nor the use of specific products in any program should be construed as indicating endorsement or approval of the views presented or the products used by the AAO or by any of the respective subsidiaries. Speakers are required to disclose to participants any financial, commercial or promotional interest in a product or company that may influence their presentations; however, the AAO shall not be liable for a speaker’s failure to disclose such interest.

American Association of Orthodontists is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual lectures or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.