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Dear Valued OSAP Member:
This online newsletter brings you the latest news regarding dental infection control and safety. You can scan the headlines, click on a topic and get an instant summary of infection control news, agency and association updates, and more!
Sponsors of this publication include the following OSAP corporate members:
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Organizational Rebranding Almost Complete
The OSAP Board is almost ready to roll out a sharper strategic direction for the organization that is more focused on YOU, the extremely important members of OSAP.
You may have noticed that the name changed, slightly, to emphasize "prevention" - Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention. Additionally, thanks to the generosity and talent of the JC Thomas marketing firm, OSAP has an exciting new logo that communicates safety and health, movement forward and the four major member constituencies (educators, consultants, clinicians and corporate). Stay tuned...
OSAP Partnering With ASTDD On Grant Project
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded the Association for State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) funding to work with OSAP on an Infection Prevention and Safety Program (IPSP). The program will incorporate infection prevention and control and patient and staff safety into ASTDD policies, partnerships and documents. Such a program can help link states' oral health programs with other programs in the health department that have infection prevention and safety responsibilities, foster coordination with public/private partners, and enhance the states' oral health programs.
Infection Control Course in Atlanta January 10-13
Sign-up TODAY for the 10th annual Dental Infection Control Course co-sponsored by the US Air Force and OSAP. While the course is geared for dental professionals in the Federal Services, OSAP members are extremely fortunate to be allowed the opportunity to participate. The course is a rigorous review of infection control from microbiology to IC program management. EVERYONE who lectures or consults on infection control is strongly encouraged to participate. Visit the course site for details.
Discus Dental Joins As New Corporate Member
OSAP is pleased to announce the acceptance of Discus Dental as a Corporate Member. Well known for whitening products, Discus Dental also offers a number of impressions and restorative materials, oral hygiene products and devices, endodontic systems and lasers. Please join in welcoming Discus Dental!
Eve Cuny Represents OSAP at FDI Meeting
Former OSAP Chairman, Eve Cuny MS, served as OSAP's ambassador at the FDI International Dental Federation's annual conference in Salvador, Brazil, participating in the General Assembly, Affiliate Members Meeting, Education Committee meetings and a planning meeting for the 2011 UAE International Dental Conference and Arab Dental Exhibition.
Professor Cuny contributed to topics relevant to OSAP's mission and collected information, contacts, opportunities for OSAP and more. Thanks, Eve!
OSAP Latin America Meeting a Great Success
Pictured at the 2010 FDI - OSAP Latin America Meeting - Infection Control Round Table Presentation are (from left to right) Dr. Carmen Carrington-Betts, Dr. Lusiane Borges, Dr. Liliana Donatelli, and Dr. William Torre. Click here for more photos from the 2010 FDI - OSAP Latin America Meeting.
Dr. Liliana Donatelli reported on the recent FDI 2010 - OSAP Latin America Meeting in Salvador da Bahia, describing it as, "a milestone for infection control in dentistry in Latin America."
There was an Infection Control Round Table Presentation that included Dr. Lusiane Borges, Dr. Carmen Carrington-Betts, Dr. William Torre and Dr. Donatelli. Dr. Borges coordinated the Round Table Presentation.
Doctors' Borges and Donatelli spoke about the challenges in infection control faced by the dental profession. They also cited the need to research and write a Minimum Protocol for Infection Control in Dentistry that can be sent to all participants and ratified.
Dr. Donatelli spoke about the contribution that private companies could make to improve the dissemination of dental infection control information. She cited an example for which the Biosafety company, Cristófoli, distributed the Project on Biosafety Dentistry to more than 14,000 professionals including dentists, dental assistants and students in Brazil.
The meeting also presented differing approaches by Brazil and Panama on how to address infection control/Biosafety during dental training. In Panama, infection control training is integrated throughout all disciplines in the dental curriculum. In Brazil, the tendency is to teach Biosafety as a separate discipline.
OSAP is very proud of the recent OSAP Latin America Meeting and thanks all those who participated.
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...what a time-saving resource the OSAP Web site is? Are you aware of the extra benefits available only to OSAP members? This is the first in a series to help you understand how to use the OSAP Web site and to benefit from all that it has to offer.
Logging-In
When you try to access "Members Only" pages, you will be prompted to log-in. The initial log-in screen will say "your initial log-in 'user name' will be your email address. Your initial 'password' will be osap123. Sign in with this information and then change it to suit your needs." All that is necessary is that you log-in using your email address, use osap123 as your initial password, and then update your password. Click here to access the Member Log-in Page. Please note that if you are already logged in, you will not be able to see this page. Please make sure that you have a current password, and you are able to access all sections of the OSAP Web site. You can also log-in on the upper right of each page. If you have any further questions, please contact webmaster@osap.org.
Daily News Updates
Did you know that the OSAP Web site posts the latest dental infection control and safety news items on a daily basis? On the lower right of the OSAP Home Page, you will find the News Section. Each day, OSAP scans the headlines to bring you news of interest and importance. Other topics are also included such as environmental health, infectious diseases, emergency preparedness, and wellness---to name just a few. Included as well are the latest press releases from agencies such as the CDC, WHO, ADA, and OSHA, and journal articles, journal article abstracts, and various online newsletters.
You also have the option to comment on these news items, and there is a RSS feed available so that you can access this feature directly. The RSS feed can be accessed and subscribed to from the lower left of each page. Click here to access the RSS feed.
This should help to get you familiarized with using the OSAP Web site. Please contact webmaster@osap.org if you have any further questions.
This is the first in a series. Next Issue's Topics: The OSAP Blog and OSAP Issue Toolkits
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CDC Guidelines: From Policy to Practice by OSAP
As its title suggests, CDC Guidelines: From Policy to Practice by OSAP takes the infection control recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and helps you, the dental worker, put them into practice.
OSAP has created a 170-page, all-inclusive workbook to walk users through the CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings-2003. Each chapter contains practical, how-to instructions, charts and checklists, pictures and captions, answers to common questions, and guidance for making sound clinical judgments.
10 hours of continuing education credits available with online testing. Learn More
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| MEMBER NEWS |
| Your Generosity makes a BIG DIFFERENCE
Thanks to the following OSAP members who made generous donations to the OSAP Foundation:
July - Joanne Fishbane DMD, Melissa Konkle, Carol Spear BSDH MS, and Catherine Warren.
August - Lucien Daigle DMD, Shannon Mills DDS, Rebecca Pugh RDH, George Sabol DDS, Bette Schwarz, Maria-Paz Smith DMD, and Thomas Tillotson.
It's an easy thing to do, and it goes a long way to help OSAP achieve its vision of Safe Dental Care for People Everywhere.
Welcome New Members
Please join the Board in welcoming the following new members who have joined:
July - Rachel Albright RDA CDA BA, Susan Beck, Janet Bozzone DMD MPH, Jeff Chamberlain DDS, Christine Hammeler RDH, Jonathan Lau DDS, James Manning DDS FAGD FADI, W. Mason Preddy, Leslie Stevens RDH, and Aimee Worley.
August - Sara C arbonneau, Ann Dickinson, Sherrie Koshman, Gabrielle Mol, Dale Shoemaker DDS, Jane Weisman RDH, and Luci Zarbo BS RDH. OSAP also welcomed a new Corporate Member in August, Discus Dental, represented by Kate Wolstenholme.
Thanks for Helping OSAP Grow
Hats off to Lou DePaola DDS MS, Cliff Hames DDS, Ernest A Lado Jr. DDS, and Kim Laudenslager for bringing in new members during July and August. Every OSAP member (that means YOU) should try to bring in at least one new member each month. The result---more people around the world with the information to help make dentistry safer. Please encourage a colleague to join today. You can make a difference. Plus, you'll earn $5 OSAP Bucks for each new member you refer. Click here for a membership application.
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New OSAP Website Representatives for Brazil
Dr. Donatelli is a Prosthodontist. She also has a Biology degree, a Masters in Public Health, and she has done post-graduate work in Biosafety. She is a Biosafety Consultant in healthcare for Cristófoli Biosafety Equipment.
Dr. Lusiane Borges will assist in website contributions. Dr. Borges played an instrumental role in the recent OSAP Latin America Round Table. She serves as the Infection Control expert and consultant to the Brazilian Dental Association/Associação Brasileira de Odontologia (ABO). Dr. Borges is a biomedic, surgical dentist, and microbiologist.
OSAP would like to extend sincere thanks to Dr. Alessandra Agostinho who has managed the OSAP Web page for Brazil for the last four years.
Dr. Ziad Nawaf A. AL-Dwairi, the OSAP website representative for Jordan, has been awarded the First Research Prize for Best Original Research in Prosthodontics by the Society of Arab Dental Faculties (SARDF) 2010. Congratulations Dr. AL-Dwairi!
Additions To The Web Pages for Brazil, Egypt, Jordan, Latin America/Caribbean, and Panama
The OSAP Web pages for Brazil, Egypt, Jordan, Latin America/Caribbean, and Panama have recently been updated. Click here to access the OSAP International Section and view these pages.
OSAP's mission reaches around the world. OSAP is seeking international reporters. If you would like to become an international reporter for OSAP, or you know someone who would like to become one, please contact Office@OSAP.org.
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Editors:
Patricia Podolak DDS MPH
Therese Long MBA CAE
Editorial Review Board:
Lawrence Fish MBA
Anne Mills RN MSN COHN-S
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