This course is designed to educate dental professionals on Legionnaires’ Disease and its prevention strategies in dental settings. Topics covered include:
- Risk factors, symptoms, and high-risk populations for Legionnaires’ Disease
- Sources of Legionella in dental settings, reducing the risk, and prevention strategies
- Legionella risk assessment and water quality maintenance in dental unit water lines
- Compliance with drinking water standards, treatment regime, testing frequency, dipslide usage, and record-keeping
- Disease-causing organisms in dental unit water lines (DUWLs)
- Legionella management checklist for infection control and DUWL recommissioning
By completing the course, dental professionals will be able to:
- Recognise and prevent the spread of Legionella in dental settings
- Comply with drinking water standards and understand the treatment regime, testing frequency, dipslide usage, and record-keeping
- Understand disease-causing organisms in DUWLs and implement a comprehensive checklist for infection control
- Implement water quality maintenance strategies in dental unit water lines
- Assess the risk of Legionella in dental practices and recommission DUWLs for safe use
