Objectives:
· Define infection prevention principles and recommendations for dental health care settings
· Recognize how to prevent transmission of infectious agents through standard precautions
· Employ standard operating procedures to remain in compliance with regulations
· Manage a successful infection control plan
 

Ensuring infection control compliance can be challenging for many practices.

From remaining current with regulations, providing proper team training, maintaining cleanliness and sterilization
standards, managing costs, and implementing effective communication and documentation processes, preventing
exposure to pathogens is one of the most important and challenging tasks that dental professionals face.
However, noncompliance with dental infection control protocols is not an option and can have serious consequences:
patient or team member infections, legal and financial consequences, and damage to reputation leading to loss of
patients and revenue.