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As an authority on infection control, OSAP is spearheading an annual campaign ‘Dental Infection Control Awareness Month,‘ which is being held in September. The goals of Dental Infection Control Awareness Month are to support the updated 2016 CDC information, the infection control coordinator and to build patient's trust in infection control. In September you can demonstrate your commitment to infection prevention and patient safety with your customers:

Give your company added visibility
Generate goodwill and sales
Promote the proper use of products

Dental Trade Toolkit

Demonstrate your company's commitment to patient safety.

1. Post campaign button to your corporate website. DOWNLOAD BUTTON HERE
2. Download campaign script for your sales representatives CLICK HERE
3. CDC WEBINAR ON DEMAND
4. Encourage your customers to identify and support an INFECTION CONTROL COORDINATOR for each practice.
5. Share campaign materials with your customers to help them build patient trust.

6. Post on your company's Facebook page and send Tweets to support Dental Infection Control Awareness Month.

SAMPLE POSTS/TWEETS

Support and Membership

OSAP offers companies that join the organization support, including comprehensive infection control resources and networking opportunities through program vehicles, corporate forums, and other meetings. In addition, informational and training resources available from OSAP can support your mission, training and support function with your customers.

Informational resources from OSAP include the following:

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From Policy to Practice: OSAP's Guide to the CDC Guidelines workbook. This is an excellent resource for sales and marketing personnel to understand how the guidelines can be applied to the dental setting. Very user-friendly. Updated in August 2016!	Click here
Infection Control Boot Camp January 8-11, 2018. Excellent core training course for the sales team - plus great networking with infection control coordinators of large group practices and the Federal Services.	Click here
Annual Infection Control Membership Conference May 31 - June 3, 2018 in Dallas, TX. This is THE infection control networking event of the year. All the IC leaders will be there.	More details available soon!
From Policy to Practice: OSAP's Online Interactive Guide to the CDC Guidelines. A free web-based training course.	Click here
InfoBites – weekly. It takes some of the effort out of staying up-to- date and provides short summaries of the latest news in patient safety and infection control.	Click here
‘If Saliva Were Red’ – an impactful, 8-minute DVD. This training tool shows the potential for cross-contamination and how to prevent it. The accompanying 8-page ‘How to Tell the Story: A Trainer's Guide’ provides talking points, a checklist and FAQs.	Click here
Monthly News and Trend Information.	Click here
OSHA and CDC Guidelines: Interact Training System.	Click here
The ‘Team Huddle™. Infection Control in Practice (ICIP) is a bi- monthly, interactive guide for infection control. It highlights key infection control practices and the prevention of potential incidents. ICIP also offers CE Credits (optional).	Click here

Key CDC Sources of Information

OSAP Portal to the New CDC Summary and Checklist - 2016

CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings – 2003

CDC Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings

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How to Maximize Your OSAP Membership

OSAP members have an array of benefits of which they may not even be aware. The link below guides members through the information, education and resources they can access to help ensure every visit is the safest dental visit for patients and the entire dental team. Learn how to maximize the value of OSAP membership!

Experience OSAP Educational Resources

OSAP is dentistry’s infection control partner. CLICK HERE for more information.

Invest in OSAP’s New Guide to the CDC Guidelines implementation workbook today.

EARN CE in September

DOWNLOAD TOOLKITS on Zika Virus and more

PRINT SAMPLE: "Infection Control in Practice Team Huddle"

This resource was prepared by clinicians for the benefit of the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP), a nonprofit, independent organization providing information and education on infection control and prevention and patient and provider safety to dental settings worldwide. The information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for the users’ own exercise of their professional judgment. OSAP, and the clinicians who assisted it in preparing this material, expressly disclaims responsibility, and shall have no liability, for any damages, loss, injury, or liability whatsoever suffered as a result of your reliance on the information contained in this resource.

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