Preview - Dental Unit Waterlines: The Straight Facts

The University of Texas Health Science Center
Office of Continuing Dental Education
and
School of Allied Health Sciences

Course Director
Sarah Dirks,DDS
dirks@uthscsa.edu

Course Consultant and Co-Director
Richard I. Karpay,DDS,MPH
karpay@ij.net

You are invited to participate in Dental Unit Waterlines: The Straight Facts, an online course presented by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Continuing Dental Education. Via the Internet/World Wide Web (WWW), you may review this material in your office or home at your leisure; and receive continuing education credit at the same time !

Participation in the course requires that you:

Register online with the our secured server.
Pay a $ 117.50 registration fee.
Complete all reading assignments and submit quiz answers via Internet at the completion of each session. The quizzes will be graded and returned to you instantaneously.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive an electronic verification for 5 hours of didactic continuing dental education. Print this document and save the verification for your records.

Feel free to preview four(4) portions of the course material, designated below in the Table of Contents.

Table of Contents About the Course Presenters: Sarah Dirks and Richard I. Karpay
Bibliography and Recommended Reading List
Overview and Introduction to the Course
Session 1 - The Nature of the Dental Unit Waterline Problem
		Session 1.1 Introduction
		Session 1.2 The Problem of Biofilm
		Session 1.3 What Makes Dental Unit Waterlines Unique
		Session 1.4 A Historical Perspective
Quiz #1
Session 2 - Dental Unit Water and Microbial Contamination
		Session 2.1 What is "potable" water?
		Session 2.2 DUW Terminology
		Session 2.3 Component Parts of the Dental Unit
		Session 2.4 Microrganisms and Potential Hazards
		Session 2.5 Agency Positions and Authority
Quiz #2
Session 3 - Improving the Quality of Dental Unit Water
		Session 3.1 Introduction
		Session 3.2 Overview of Options
		Session 3.3 Independent Reservoir Systems
		Session 3.4 Intermittent Chemical Treatment
		Session 3.5 Continuous Chemical Treatment
		Session 3.6 Point-of-Use Filter
		Session 3.7 Ultraviolet Irradiation
		Session 3.8 Mechanical Cleaning Systems
Quiz #3
Session 4 - Choosing an Approach
		Session 4.1 Combination Methods
		Session 4.2 Sample Daily Protocol
		Session 4.3 Sample Weekly Protocol
Quiz #4
Session 5 - Monitoring DUW Quality
		Session 5.1 Introduction
		Session 5.2 How to Monitor DUW
		Session 5.3 When to Monitor DUW
		Session 5.4 Summary
Quiz #5

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