CE0821: Ergonomics and Personal Health Concerns along with Annual OSHA Training 2008 - Working Smart, Saving Time and Lives

Nancy Andrews, RDH, BS

Course Descriptions:

Ergonomics and Personal Health Concerns (4 hours)

Dental practice ergonomic concerns and strategies are discussed. Repetitive motion, awkward positions, and forceful traumatic movements may add up to lost careers. Causes, anatomy and prevention of various cumulative trauma disorders are linked with helpful hints and alternatives, including active participation in stretching and strengthening exercises that can be performed at work. Magnification, illumination and positioning are discussed, as well as health issues that impact susceptibility to ergonomic stresses.

OSHA Training 2008 - Working Smart, Saving Time and Lives (3 hours)

This course gives a perspective on disease transmission and emerging diseases, and trains employees to understand and manage occupational exposure to infectious disease and physical, biological, and chemical hazards. It emphasizes a team approach to office safety and patient protection. Participation is encouraged by using product samples to discuss alternative methods of meeting asepsis standards and by other active demonstrations.

Extensive handout includes a copy of OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, updated OSHA forms, references and documentation for exposure incidents, first aid, and slide presentation.

Course Objectives:

Ergonomics and Personal Health Concerns - As a result of attending this course, the participant should be able to:

• Discuss causes and prevention of ergonomic risks leading to cumulative trauma disorders related to the practice of dentistry
• Practice simple stretches and exercises that help avoid cumulative trauma disorders
• Understand key features of magnification and illumination and utilize those concepts to evaluate their own clinical needs
• Consider relationships between ergonomics and systemic health conditions and susceptibility

OSHA Training 2008 - Working Smart, Saving Time and Lives - As a result of attending this course, the participant should be able to:

• Understand OSHA regulations for infection control.
• Discuss basic principles of disease transmission.
• Recognize signs and symptoms of bloodborne and other diseases
• Be familiar with injury and illness prevention programs

Instructor:

NANCY ANDREWS received her BSDH from, and was an instructor at, University of Southern California. As a consultant, after practicing clinical dental hygiene for 20 years, she has coached and instructed individual practitioners, large facilities and professional associations. Nancy provides dental corporations with training, product development and clinical evaluation services. Ms. Andrews has numerous articles published on infection prevention in peer reviewed professional journals and has helped develop corporate educational and marketing programs. She has presented over 300 seminars over the past 12 years for international, national, state, and local dental, dental hygiene professional associations, and universities.

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