In October 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 553 into law, which requires nearly all California employers, with very few exceptions, to create and implement a written workplace violence prevention plan by July 1, 2024. The plan must be…
X-ray shielding using leaded covers is a common practice that is used to reduce radiation exposure to sensitive tissue. Specifically, shielding of reproductive organs is a long-standing practice that aims to reduce the risk of radiation-induced hereditary effects, and is…
We want to wish all of our clients, vendors, coworkers, families, and friends a wonderful and peaceful holiday season and prosperous 2024. From all of us at OSHA Review, Inc., thank you so much for your support. With that, we…
Weekly sterilizer monitoring, using biological indicators, in a dental office is an important part of infection control verification. Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Dental Association recommend, and most state dental boards require, that…
According to the DBC’s Infection Control Regulation, contaminated “critical and semi-critical instruments shall be cleaned and sterilized before use…” Instrument cleaning should be performed using manual or automated processes according to instrument manufacturer’s instructions. If instruments are not cleaned before…
With October marking the beginning of influenza (flu) and cold season and with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) continuing to circulate across the United States, control of aerosol transmissible diseases (ATDs) as well as standard precautions for infection control are essential in healthcare…
Fall 2023 is upon us. The weather is slowly starting to cool. The days are getting shorter. With that, comes more circulating respiratory viruses. Recently, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pressed information about being prepared…
The Security Rule under the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires dental providers, as HIPAA-covered entities, to adopt adequate means for safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). One of these safeguards…
attic The American Dental Association (ADA) published updated guidelines in the September 2023 issue of the Journal of American Dental Association (JADA) for managing acute dental pain in pediatric patients. The evidence-based guidelines consist of seven recommendations and five good…
Once a year, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) holds Safe + Sound Week, which is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on…
