Safer Medical Device Implementation in Dental Offices

Since the passage of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act in 2000 and the subsequent revision of the OSHA Bloodbornes Pathogen Standard, all health care facilities, including dental offices are required to use safer medical devices. To assist facilities that are working through this process, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has asked a small number of facilities to share their experiences on how they implemented safer medical devices in their settings. These facilities have agreed to describe how each step was accomplished, and also to discuss the barriers they encountered and how they were resolved, and most importantly, lessons learned.

Click on the following link and scroll down to “Dental Facilities Results” to learn about the experiences of two different dental facilities: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/safer/Step1b.html