This course has been designed to teach dental professionals about the prevention of sharps injuries in healthcare settings, covering the following topics:
- What is a Sharps Injury?
- Risk of Sharps Injury in Dental Care
- Sharps Injury Risk and Potential Infections
- Sharps Injury Prevention
- Employers’ Responsibilities for Preventing Sharps Injuries
- Sharps Injury Prevention and Management: Immunisation and Training
- Safer Sharps: Preventing Needlestick Injuries
- Safe Disposal of Sharps
- Risk Assessment and Control Measures for Sharps Safety
- Sharps Policy and Protocol
- RIDDOR Reporting for Sharps Injuries
- Sharps Containers and Disposal
- Preventing Sharps Injuries
By completing this course, dental professionals will be able to:
- Identify the risk of sharps injuries in dental care
- Implement control measures to prevent sharps injuries
- Understand employers’ responsibilities for preventing sharps injuries
- Implement immunisation and training for sharps injury prevention and management
- Choose safer sharps and practise safe disposal
- Conduct risk assessment and control measures for sharps safety
- Develop sharps policies and protocols
- Follow reporting requirements for sharps injuries and accidents
- Properly use and dispose of sharps containers to prevent sharps injuries and hazardous waste.
