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 The OSAP Report Online
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| December 2010 - January 2011 |
Vol. 7, No. 1
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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:
  
  
We hope you enjoy and benefit from this important OSAP "members-only" publication. |
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OSAP Offering Special Early Bird Registration Discount For Symposium
This year OSAP will be conducting a leadership development program in dental patient safety and infection prevention at the annual Symposium. The Symposium will be held June 9-12 in Plano (Dallas), Texas.
The conference will feature tracks for educators, consultants, clinicians and companies to obtain recognized expertise in infection prevention and patient safety. The conference will also introduce "extreme networking," new resources and the very latest information on emerging diseases, regulations, green infection control, technologies & products, processes and training strategies.
OSAP is offering a special early bird registration discount of 50% off through January 31. Click here to learn more and to register.
Visit the OSAP Web site to learn more about Symposium updates as they become available.
Federal Dental Services Infection Control Course Big Success
OSAP and the US Air Force co-sponsored its 10th infection control course in Atlanta last week hosting a record number of participants including Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard/Public Health Service, Veterans Administration and civilians representing dental schools and other facilities.
 That wasn't the only record set as course participants and speakers had to contend with a massive snow and ice storm that hit the Southeast. Despite Mother Nature's curve ball, the course met all its objectives and the 300-plus participants left with an arsenal of new information, strategies, tools and resources to address their infection control challenges back at their home facilities. (pictured above are participants from the VA)
The 2012 course is scheduled for January 9-12 and will be at the brand-new Loews Atlanta Hotel in mid-town.
OSAP Board Finalizes Strategic Goals
At the November OSAP Board of Directors meeting, the Board finalized OSAP's Strategic Goals. This represented the culmination of a strategic planning process for OSAP that began in August 2009 and strengthens OSAP's mission and focus. OSAP's new strategic goals are to:
- Identify, foster and build strong community of recognized infection prevention and safety experts/facilities within oral healthcare;
- Improve infection prevention and safety compliance within dental practices, organizations and companies involved in the provision of oral care; and
- Develop sustainable resources to support achievement of organizational mission.
On December 6, OSAP held its first State of the Association audio conference call where the new goals were discussed in detail with the membership. The conference call also brought the membership up to date on a number of areas including recent internal changes and future plans (PowerPoint presentation from this conference call).
IC Checklist for Dental Settings Using Portable Dental Equipment Now Available
A new addition to the OSAP Web site is the recently released IC Checklist for Dental Settings Using Mobile Vans or Portable Dental Equipment. This checklist document is designed to help practitioners comply with the 2003 CDC dental infection guidelines in settings that utilize portable dental equipment such as school-based dental programs, public health outreach programs, and dental services for the homebound. Click here for more information and to access the checklist.
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Infection Prevention & Safety Updates
Link to In The News.
Link to Agency & Association Update.
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Member News
Dentistry Loses Anna Nelson
OSAP member, past national President and pioneering member of the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA), Anna Nelson BS MA CDA RDA, died suddenly at her home in San Francisco.
A life member of the ADAA, Ms. Nelson held every office in that organization's local, state and national components. Recipient of number awards and citations, she personified leadership in dental assisting.
"Anna and I have worked together for the past 35 years and she was always so energetic. She touched so many lives. OSAP and dental assisting have lost a wonderful friend. I don't remember who said this, but it is appropriate. 'Don't cry because she is gone, smile because she lived,'" said OSAP Chair, Doni Bird CDA RDH MA.
Your Generosity makes a BIG DIFFERENCE
Thanks to the following OSAP members who made generous donations to the OSAP Foundation during November and December:
Helene Bednarsh BS RDH MPH, Sharon Dickinson CDA CDPMA RDA, Susan Dolliver CDA, Brainard Duncan DDS, Harold Edelman DDS, Daryl Frederick DDS, Roger Freeman DDS, Marten Ladman DDS, Davidson Lawoyin DDS, Garry Lewis DDS, Robert Lloyd DMD, Donald Marianos DDS MPH, Nita Mazurat DDS, Claire Pagliara-Miller RN MSN PhD, Fotinos Panagakos DMD, and Kathleen Schlotthauer RDH MEd, Jean Wolff RDH MSEd, and Carol Zakala.
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 during November and December:
Alicia Dickson GSP BS, Charlene Chames CDA RDH MBA, Robert Carrier BS ChE, Ali George, Deidre Green CDA RDA BAS, Laura Gushue DMD, Mary Liesch DH, Jason Priebe MHA, and Ozarks Technical Community College.
Thanks for Helping OSAP Grow
Hats off to Kim Laudenslager RDH MPH and Olivia Wann RDA BS for bringing in new members during November and December. 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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International
Recent Updates
The OSAP Web Page for Jordan was recently updated. This Web page may be accessed by visiting the OSAP International Page.
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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OSAP Web Site
Third in a Series
Do you know?
...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 third 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. 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 make sure that you have a current password, and you are able to access all sections of the OSAP Web site.
Monthly Dental Infection Prevention News and Trends
Each month, OSAP updates its Dental Infection Prevention News and Trends Calendar. This Calendar can be accessed on the OSAP Home Page from Resources on the left side menu. Once you access Resources, then you will need to click on "IC Trends." Use this valuable summary each month to stay up to date on the latest infection prevention news, trends and new developments.
Practice Tips
Practice Tips From OSAP Members is another valuable resource available to OSAP members only. This collection of practical, time saving, and valuable practice tips has been collected from OSAP members over the years. It can be accessed on the OSAP Home Page from Resources on the left side menu. Once you access Resources, then you will need to click on "Practice Tips."
Please let us know if you have any practice tips that you would like to share by contacting tlong@osap.org.
We hope you will access the OSAP web site often for its many resources. Please contact webmaster@osap.org if you have any questions or suggestions for new sections.
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Featured Product
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 implement them.
OSAP has created this all-inclusive workbook to be very "user-friendly." 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 also is available. Learn More
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Editor:
Patricia Podolak DDS MPH
Editorial Review Board:
Therese Long MBA CAE
Anne Mills RN MSN COHN-S
Official publication of the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP).
Copyright 2011 Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention. Reproduction or republication strictly prohibited without prior written permission. See Disclaimer at www.osap.org for further legal information.
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