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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health. 2016. Summary of infection prevention practices in dental settings: Basic expectations for safe care. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 43 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes basic infection-prevention recommendations for all oral health care settings. Contents include information about the fundamental elements needed to prevent transmission of infectious agents and the importance of routine risk assessment. Topics include administrative measures, infection-prevention education and training, personnel safety, program evaluation, standard precautions, and water quality. The appendices contain a checklist for assessing overall policies and practices and for direct observation of personnel and patient-care practices; recommendations; and references and resources organized by topic area. A mobile application and a Spanish version of the document are also available.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth Available from the website.

Keywords: Spanish language materials, Dental care, Dental offices, Disease prevention, Health facilities, Infection control, Mobile health units, Oral health, Personnel, Professional Education, Program evaluation, Risk assessment, Safety, Standards, Training

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health. 2016. Infection prevention checklist for dental settings: Basic expectations for safe care. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health, 19 pp.

Annotation: This checklist is a companion to Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care. The checklist is divided into two categories: (1) policies and practices and (2) direct observation of personnel and patient-care practices. Each category is broken down into subcategories, and each subcategory includes checkboxes to indicate whether an assessment has been done and space to record notes and areas for improvement.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth Available from the website.

Keywords: Checklists, Dental care, Dental offices, Infection control, Oral health, Prevention, Safety

Nolan L, Kamoie B, Harvey J, Vaquerano L, Blake S, Chawla S, Levi J, Rosenbaum S. 2003. The effects of state dental practice laws allowing alternative models of preventive oral health care delivery to low-income children. Washington, DC: George Washington University, Center for Health Services Research and Policy, 267 pp.

Annotation: This report describes state dental practice laws and the extent to which these laws encourage alternative models of delivering preventive oral health care. The report analyzes existing state dental statutes and regulations and provides findings from case studies in six states looking at the delivery of oral health care to children from families with low incomes. The report includes information on the study's definition of the problem, methodology, findings, conclusions, limitations, and recommendations. The appendices include information on state dental practice laws, definitions of medicine and dentistry, required supervision for dental hygienists, and exemptions to dental practice laws. A short interview guide and summaries of the six state case studies are also included.

Contact: George Washington University, Center for Health Policy Research, 2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006, Telephone: (202) 994-4100 Fax: (202) 994-4040 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://publichealth.gwu.edu/projects/center-health-policy-research Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Case studies, Children, Dental care, Dental hygienists, Dental offices, Dentists, Health care delivery, Low income groups, Oral health, Parents, Provider participation, Regulations, State legislation, State surveys, Underserved communities

Kohn WG, Collins AS, Cleveland JL, Harte JA, Eklund KJ, Malvitz DM. 2003. Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings—2003. MMWR Recommendations and Reports 52(RR-17):1-66,

Annotation: This issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report consolidates previous recommendations and adds new ones for infection control in oral health care settings. Recommendations are provided on (1) educating and protecting oral health personnel, (2) preventing transmission of bloodborne pathogens, (3) hand hygiene, (4) personal protective equipment, (5) contact dermatitis and latex hypersensitivity, (6) sterilization and disinfection of patient care items, (7) environmental infection control, (8) oral health unit waterlines, biofilm, and water quality, and (9) special considerations. Additional information and resources are provided in sections on recommendations, Internet resources, and references. The appendices include sections on the regulatory framework for disinfectants and sterilants, immunizations strongly recommended for health professionals, and methods for sterilizing and disinfecting patient-care items and environmental surfaces. A special section provides information about continuing education credits.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth Available from the website.

Keywords: Dental care, Dental clinics, Dental equipment, Dental hygienists, Dental offices, Dentists, Disease prevention, Disinfection, Guidelines, Health personnel, Immunization, Infection control, Oral health, Professional education, Resource materials, Sterilization

Frush K, Cinoman M, Bailey B, Hohenhaus S. [1996]. Office preparedness for pediatric emergencies provider manual. [Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services], 49 pp.

Annotation: This manual, which is part of the workshop entitled "Office Preparedness for Pediatric Emergencies, " is intended to educate pediatric primary care providers so they are prepared to provide emergency medical services for children (EMSC) in their offices if the need arises. The first chapter explains how office staff including receptionists can identify an emergency. The second chapter discusses contacting regular EMSC services. The third chapter has some mock codes to run in the office. The fourth chapter is protocols for office emergencies. The fifth chapter discusses teaching families to handle emergencies at home until help arrives. The last sections of the manual have an office equipment list, an office medications list, a mock code log form, emergency drug doses, and a mock code evaluation form. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Codes, Drug dosages, Emergency medical services for children, Families, Life support care, Manuals, Medicine, North Carolina, Physicians', Planning, Primary care facilities, Protocols, offices

Frush,K, Cinoman M, Bailey B, Hohenhaus S. [1996]. Office preparedness for pediatric emergencies instructor manual. [Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services], 27 pp.

Annotation: This manual is intended for instructors who are teaching the workshop entitled "Office Preparedness for Pediatric Emergencies." The goal of the workshop is to improve integration of primary care providers into the North Carolina Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) system by enhancing provider pediatric emergency skills and familiarity with EMSC. The manual begins by describing instructor qualifications and the instructor role in individual office workshops or in multi-practice or conference workshops. It includes mock codes to demonstrate. Appendices contain ten forms or sample letters. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Codes, Emergency medical services for children, Manuals, North Carolina, Physicians', Planning, Primary care facilities, Trainers, offices

Elster A, Panzarine S, Holt K, eds. 1993. American Medical Association State-of- the-Art Conference on Adolescent Health Promotion: Proceedings. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 73 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings summarize the material presented at a conference convened by the American Medical Association in May 1992, during which a group of national experts met to identify strategies for expanding comprehensive and multidisciplinary health promotion directed toward adolescents. The goal of the conference was to develop a set of principles to guide policymakers and administrators to initiate, improve, and integrate adolescent health promotion and preventive strategies provided in medical, school, and community settings. The proceedings present an overview of adolescent health promotion issues; health promotion viewed from the adolescent's perspective and from a cultural and ethnic perspective; and a review of research data on reinforcement of preventive messages across the adolescent's environment. The final section summarizes the conference participants' discussions of health promotion provided within medical offices, schools, and communities. The publication of these proceedings was funded by the American Medical Association.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHG010.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Communities, Conference proceedings, Health promotion, Physicians', Schools, offices

U.S. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute of Mental Health, Center for Studies of Child and Family Mental Health. 1978. Parent education in a pediatric clinic. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Center for Studies of Child and Family Mental Health, 9 pp. (Parent-child program series; 5)

Annotation: This report provides an overview of an approach to parent training in pediatric clinics. A learning laboratory for low income parents, children, and staff is described which assists parents in helping their youngsters develop intellectually and emotionally. The curriculum, program staffing and staff development, special resources and facilities, and program impact are discussed.

Keywords: Child development, Low income groups, Parents, Pediatric care, Physicians', offices