BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Presentation: Infection Control for the Dental TeamInfection pr evention is the one area of dental compliance that is regulated by the Was hington State Department of Health— Washington Dental Commission and requi red annually. Under WAC 246-817615\, every practitioner must complete one hour of infection prevention standards education each year\, maintain and provide training on their infection control policies — and retain document ation for five years. This course is built to meet that requirement and co vers all ten subject areas the rule specifies. Attendees get a working tou r of Washington's infection control rules (WAC 246-817-601 through 246817- 660) as they apply chairside: standard precautions and PPE\, instrument st erilization with weekly spore testing\, low-speed handpiece motor steriliz ation\, high-volume evacuation\, and dental unit water quality testing — p lus how these rules connect to WISHA's bloodborne pathogens standard (WAC 296823). The rules incorporate the CDC's 2003 guidelines and 2016 Summary\ ; this session translates them into exactly what your team needs to do an d document. Attendees leave knowing their annual obligations as an employe r and what is required of the Washington State infection control rules. L earning Objectives: Upon completion of this course\, participants will be able to: Identify the Washington rules that govern infection prevention wh erever dentistry is provided — WAC 246-817-601 through 246-817-660 — and e xplain how they incorporate CDC guidelines and operate alongside Washingto n's bloodborne pathogens standard (WAC 296-823\, WISHA). Apply standard pr ecautions to prevent disease transmission and cross-contamination\, includ ing hand hygiene\, respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette\, and the corre ct use of personal protective equipment. Describe Washington's sharps safe ty and safe injection practice requirements and the practitioner safety ob ligations that flow from them. Explain Washington's sterilization and disi nfection requirements for patient care items — including low-speed handpie ce motor sterilization and weekly biological (spore) monitoring — and the five-year documentation each requires. Recognize environmental infection p revention and control expectations\, including high-volume evacuation to r educe aerosol and spatter contamination. Apply Washington's dental unit wa ter quality requirements — testing frequency\, the 500 CFU/mL action thres hold\, remedial action\, and the recordkeeping required under WAC 246817-6 60.About our Presenter: Trish Flaig\, Director of Regulatory and Complianc e Strategy\, ComplyBetter. Trish Flaig leads regulatory and compliance st rategy for the Washington State Dental Association and serves as the compl iance architect for ComplyBetter\, WSDA's online dental compliance platfor m. She specializes in Washington Dental Commission infection control stand ards (WAC 246-817-601 through 246-817-660)\, OSHA and WISHA requirements\, and HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule compliance as they apply to dental pr actice settings. Drawing on nearly two decades in dentistry as a registere d dental assistant and practice manager\, Trish presents on infection cont rol and regulatory updates to audiences across Washington state and works with WSDA's regulatory affairs committee. 2 CERegistration: Please RSVP no later than noon on Tuesday\, January 20\, 2026You can:Contact the SCDS Of fice at 360-419-7444 Email at info@scdentists.org. Register online at Spec ial thanks to our Sponsors: COST: Complimentary for SCDS member dentists a nd their staff. DTEND:20270121T050000Z DTSTAMP:20260810T031446Z DTSTART:20270121T030000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Member Meeting - January 20\, 2027 (VIRTUAL) UID:RFCALITEM639219284867408963 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Presentation: Infection Control for the Dental Team

Infection preven tion is the one area of dental compliance that is regulated by the Washing ton State Department of Health— Washington Dental Commission and required annually. Under WAC 246-817615\, every practitioner must complete one hour of infection prevention standards education each year\, maintain and prov ide training on their infection control policies — and retain documentatio n for five years. This course is built to meet that requirement and covers all ten subject areas the rule specifies. Attendees get a working tour of Washington's infection control rules (WAC 246-817-601 through 246817-660) as they apply chairside: standard precautions and PPE\, instrument steril ization with weekly spore testing\, low-speed handpiece motor sterilizatio n\, high-volume evacuation\, and dental unit water quality testing — plus how these rules connect to WISHA's bloodborne pathogens standard (WAC 2968 23). The rules incorporate the CDC's 2003 guidelines and 2016 Summary\; th is session translates \; \;them into exactly what your team needs to do and document. Attendees leave knowing their annual obligations as an employer and what is required of the Washington State infection control r ules. \;

Learning Objectives:

Upon comp letion of this course\, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify the Washington rules that govern infection prevention wherever dentistry is provided — WAC 246-817-601 through 246-817-660 — and explain how they i ncorporate CDC guidelines and operate alongside Washington's bloodborne pa thogens standard (WAC 296-823\, WISHA).
  2. Apply standard precaution s to prevent disease transmission and cross-contamination\, including hand hygiene\, respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette\, and the correct use o f personal protective equipment.
  3. Describe Washington's sharps saf ety and safe injection practice requirements and the practitioner safety o bligations that flow from them.
  4. Explain Washington's sterilizatio n and disinfection requirements for patient care items — including low-spe ed handpiece motor sterilization and weekly biological (spore) monitoring — and the five-year documentation each requires.
  5. Recognize enviro nmental infection prevention and control expectations\, including high-vol ume evacuation to reduce aerosol and spatter contamination.
  6. Apply Washington's dental unit water quality requirements — testing frequency\, the 500 CFU/mL action threshold\, remedial action\, and the recordkeeping required under WAC 246817-660.

About our Presenter: Trish Flaig\, Director of Regulatory and Compliance Strategy\,&nbs p\; \;ComplyBetter. Trish Flaig leads regulatory and compliance strate gy for the Washington State Dental Association and serves as the complianc e architect for ComplyBetter\, WSDA's online dental compliance platform. S he specializes in Washington Dental Commission infection control standards (WAC 246-817-601 through 246-817-660)\, OSHA and WISHA requirements\, and HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule compliance as they apply to dental practi ce settings. Drawing on nearly two decades in dentistry as a registered de ntal assistant and practice manager\, Trish presents on infection control and regulatory updates to audiences across Washington state and works with WSDA's regulatory affairs committee.

2 CE

< strong>Registration: Please RSVP no later than noon on Tu esday\, January 20\, 2026

You can:

Special thanks to our Sponsors:

COST: Complimentary for SCDS member dentists and their staff.
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