Cosmetic, Endodontics and General Dentistry – located at 14137 Tyler St., Walnut Grove CA, 95690, Phone: 916.776.2131
Dr. John Noe and his team of Dental Professionals maintain a modern Patient Compliant office that is spacious and on the cutting edge of dentistry. “Excellence in Patient Safety and Infection Control” is the cornerstone of this fine office!
Visit Dr. Noe’s website: www.noefeardental.com
Q: Can items marked disposable be reuse if run through an autoclave or placed in cold sterile?
A: NO! This happens to be one of the most asked question I get everyday. I don’t know why it is hard to understand the concept of DISPOSABLE. If you have a problem with it please checkout this movie: Don’t Reuse Disposables
If dental offices continue doing the minimum in employee training, minimum in infection control and minimum in patient safety standards, they will end up with the maximum of having no patients! Being cheap in the areas of patient safety is the kiss of death for dental offices, it’s the sign “We will be going out of business”
If you received “OSHA” training, you only received five percent of the needed information to be compliant and reduce risk to yourself and patients. OSHA training is not,
Dental Professionals must look beyond the “OSHA mentality” and take responsibility to find out what they need in order to be competent in their duties. They also need to change their mindset from doing only the minimum to adding value in everything they do.
Tom Terry will be conducting seminars at Marriott’s Courtyards throughout Northern California. The sessions available are as follows,
Topic - Dental Practice Act and Dental Board Infection Control Regulations
Fee – $110.00 per person (prepaid registration)
CE Units – 4 (4 hours of education) Category One
For additional information, exact dates and locations email: tom@tomterryseminars.com
It is amazing how often I am asked “What’s new with OSHA? When the question should be “What’s new with Dental Compliance?”
Why? its simple; Dental Offices are regulated by more than OSHA, depending on the county and city your practice is located in; it can be as many as seven agencies!
However, if you look beyond your OSHA training and gain an understanding of the compliance makeup you will also gain an appreciation that compliance regulation is an essential part of your business operations, both in growing your practice and maintaining your practice, not to mention reducing financial risk. Today compliance has taken on a whole new meaning, it is no longer a back office issue; it is a “total” practice philosophy. Compliance is good – good for the staff, good for the patient and good for the practice. So think “Dental Compliance” and not just OSHA.
Training is a process that improves knowledge and skills and information is the key ingredient for all training. Information must be current, specific to the job, presented by a qualified instructor and conducted yearly. Reducing employee training or looking to cut training costs by doing it yourself is ludicrous. Investing in employee training will payoff many times over and it is a critical element for a Patient Compliant office!
Q: What governmental agencies are most likely to inspect our office?
A: Although there are about seven agencies that are responsible for regulating dental offices, the top three and most active are,
General Dentistry – located at 1408 Live Oak Ave., Suite F, Yuba City CA, 95991, Phone: 530.671.1810
Dr. Carver and his Dental Professional Team provides their patients with a Patient Compliant office. “Excellence in Patient Safety and Infection Control” is paramount and the cornerstone of this fine office!
General Dentistry – located at 1400 Townview Lane, Santa Rosa CA, 95405, Phone: 707.578.8100
Dr. Wallace and his team of Dental Professionals take patient safety to the highest level by being Patient Compliant. “Excellence in Patient Safety and Infection Control” is paramount and the foundation of this office!