COURSE DESCRIPTION: OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard was issued on December 6, 1991, and became effective in 1992. The standard defines the dentist's obligation to protect employees from occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. The primary intent of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard is to eliminate and/or minimize occupational exposure to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other bloodborne pathogens by adopting universal precautions for blood and other potentially infectious materials.
The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard applies to all employees who are at risk for exposure to blood, saliva or other potentially infectious body fluids.
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Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to do the following:
Review the origins of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
Provide requirements for the dental office to meet OSHA's annual training requirement.
Understand the meaning of "compliance" with the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
Understand the disease process.
Dr. Roger Adams Sr., D.M.D., M.S., M.B.A.
About the Author:
A graduate of Brigham Young University (B.S.) and Washington University School of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.), Dr. Adams also completed a three-year residency in oral pathology (M.S.) and a one-year fellowship in radiology at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology while in St. Louis. After teaching for two years at Washington University, Dr. Adams went to Rochester, MN, where he completed a four-year residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Adams has received his master's of business administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Phoenix.
Dr. Adams maintained an active private practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery in Salt Lake City, UT, from 1983-1998. He was a member of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Dental and Vision senior management team for six years as the vice president of professional relations and business development. Anthem is a publicly traded company that provides healthcare benefits and services to more than 12 million people.
He is also the founder and CEO/president of ProBusiness Online, a private company providing a comprehensive menu of online business solutions and personal office coaching programs to private practicing healthcare professionals to help them meet the demands of an ever-changing office environment.
Dr. Adams lectures and/or directs several seminars and workshops a year to various professional groups, societies and civic groups. Since the implementation of the final Bloodborne Pathogen Standard by OSHA on January 1, 1992, Dr. Adams has conducted more than 120 OSHA certification seminars and/or workshops to an estimated 40,000 healthcare professionals and staff across the U.S.
