GOT DRUGS? Saturday, October 28th is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is promoting Saturday, October 28, 2017, as National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on October 28th, the public will have the opportunity to rid from their homes potentially dangerous…
USCIS Requires Updated I-9 Form
On July 17, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. On September 18, employers must use the new form with a revision date of 7/17/17 for all new…
CDPH-RHB Updates Website on Radiation Safety Poster – California Posting Requirements
The (CDPH-RHB) has recently updated the Protection Against Radiation Notice To Employees poster, dated April 2017. The new update consists of a new website address for the CDPH-RHB, which is now www.cdph.ca.gov/rhb. The Protection Against Radiation notice is listed as…
AED Requirements in California – Regulations
While automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) are not required in dental offices, dentists in California who wish to equip their office with an automatic external defibrillator (AED) must follow specific guidelines to ensure compliance with California Law, Health and Safety Code…
CA Dentists: Include ATD Info in IIPP to Maintain Exemption
With flu season upon us, dental staff should be screening patients for aerosol transmissible diseases (ATDs) such as influenza, measles, and tuberculosis prior to treating patients. In California, Cal/OSHA's Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard requires healthcare providers, including dental offices, to…
The Importance of Dental Unit Waterline Maintenance – Infection Control
Documented Infection Transmission from DUWLs In April 2016, twenty pediatric dental patients had to be hospitalized due to infection transmission of Mycobacterium abscessus from contaminated dental unit water used during pulpotomies. And from March-August 2016, 58 pediatric patients became infected…
California DEA Registrants: Mandatory CURES Check Starts July 1, 2017
In an effort to identify and deter prescription drug abuse and diversion, in September 2016, California Governor Brown signed Senate Bill (SB) 482 into law. SB 482, which takes effect on July 1, 2017, requires all healthcare providers who are…
CURES 1.0 System Being Decommissioned on March 4th
Last month, the California Department of Justice and the California Department of Consumer Affairs issued a joint notification to all affected parties that the CURES 1.0 system will no longer be available after Saturday, March 4, 2017. The old system…
OSHA Review Compliance System
For California dentists who’ve ever lost sleep worrying about compliance with state, federal and Dental Board regulations! When you order OSHA Review, you’ll understand why dentists in California have relied on their subscriptions for more than twenty years. You’ll receive…