LAHORE: A one-day workshop on ‘Cross Infection Control in a Private Setting’ was held at the Institute of Advanced Dental Sciences and Research (IADSR) as a part of the IADSR 8th Professional Diploma in Advanced General Dentistry (PDAGD).
The workshop was held recently and was facilitated by Dr Sameer Nasir, who is currently, practicing at his own clinic. The initial session of the workshop consisted of an introduction to cross-infection, the chain of infection and different modes of infection transmission.
Prevention of infection transmission was in-detailed discussed with SOPs which are to be practiced for infection control. Different techniques for infection control including sterilisation, appropriate disposition of contaminated waste material and wrapping were explained to the participants.
Next, the management of high-risk patients, general protocols for patient’s examination, and cross-infection control steps for individual dental procedures were taught by the facilitator. Dr Sameer emphasized a lot on the immunization of practitioners which is being neglected by many practitioners. The hands-on session comprised of identification of the Instrument Processing area in private practice, receiving instruments, washing, autoclaving, instrumental drying and storage.
Moreover, participants prepared the dental unit for start, in between and end of the day which also included preparation for fillings, extractions, impressions, dental implants and aligners. Dr Sameer also explained infection control in dental radiology and computers. The participants performed the hands-on session with zeal and zest, and their queries regarding the topic were thoroughly answered by the facilitator.