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We offer a full range of Infection Control Services tailored to meet the needs of your practice:

  • Biological Monitoring (serving the dental community since 1995)
    • All critical and semi-critical dental instruments that are heat stable should be sterilized routinely between uses…Proper functioning of sterilization cycles should be verified by the periodic use (at least weekly) of biologic indicators,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Steam
    • Dry Heat
    • Gas
  • Dental Unit Waterline Testing
    • OSAP recommends that “...prudent measures to provide quality water for dental treatment and ensure a safe and healthy environment for patients and staff”
    • will recommend methods to prevent and control the growth biofilm
  • Consulting Services
    • Updating your OSHA compliance manual
    • Office walk-through with Doctor or Office Manager to identify problem areas
    • Written recommendations
    • Cost effective ways to make corrections or improvements
  • In-Office Training
    • Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (required annually by OSHA)
    • Tuberculosis Guidelines
    • Infection Control
    • HIV/AIDS Updates
    • Dental Unit Waterlines
    • Current Issues

(Training sessions can be held either in your office or at the New Jersey Dental School to assist the doctor and staff in maintaining OSHA compliance and office safety)

Staff

Michael Conte, D.M.D., M.P.H. - Director, Office of Infection Control and Environmental Safety
contemi@umdnj.edu

Teri E. Lassiter, M.P.H. - Manager, Office of Infection Control and Environmental Safety
lassiter@umdnj.edu

For further information please contact:
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Dental School
Office of Infection Control & Environmental Safety
110 Bergen Street C-816 Newark, NJ 07103
973-972-3635/8736 973-972-8893 FAX

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