The
target group of this congress which aimed at the importance of upholding dental
infection control standards by emphasizing on Health, Safety and Awareness were
all dental team members including dentists, dental hygienists, dental nurses,
dental lab and dental radiology technicians as well as dental office
secretaries.
Infection
control procedures are precautions taken in the health care settings to prevent
the spread of diseases. As patients are treated by dentists in a very close
quarters, appropriate protective measures should be taken by all dental staff
due to prevent the spread of infection.
Taking
the infection control precautions helps patients as well as dental team to stay
as healthy as possible.
As a result, understanding the most updated standards to prevent transmission
of infection in dentistry is highly essential for dental team members.
The
Congress of Infection Control in Dentistry with Self-Care approach, co-partnered
by Research Institute for Dental Sciences of Shahid Beheshti Medical University
and Iranian Ministry of Health, was convened in Tehran to provide latest protocols
in infection control.
In
his opening remarks, IRIMC President emphasized that rendered dental services
are one of the largest services provided in the national healthcare system.
He said:" Dental infection control aims to raise dentists' and dental
staff's awareness of transmission of infection in dental practice and provide
the most recent protocols to prevent spread of diseases."
Dr.
Zali added:"Dentists should raise people's awareness of dental office's
safety in terms of spreading the infection."
The
4-day congress scientific program topics were as follows:
-Forensic
Dentistry
-Blood-Borne
Diseases and Preventing Transmission of Blood-Borne Pathogens
-Personnel
Protective Equipment
-Occupational
Exposure Incident including Needle Stick
-Instrument
Processing Cleaning and Sterilization
-Infection
Control & Environment
-Specific
Infection Control including considering standard precautions in Prosthodontics,
Radiology, Endodontics, Orthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and
Dental Lab
-Principles
of Antibiotic Therapy
-Dental
Ethics
Dr.
Shima Naghavi, Director of International Affairs