Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Dentistry
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Dental Assistants [18 VAC 60 ‑ 30]
Action Training in infection control
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 3/4/2022
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2/9/22  8:26 am
Commenter: Michele Mills, DMD

No problem, should be provided free of charge and easy to access
 

I've been a dentist in Virginia for 15 years.  I have no problem with this being a requirement.  This will require the board come to an agreement about what is required with infection control, what is a recommendation and what is up to the dentist to decide (Example: Barriers are optional.  Spore tests are required.)  Ideally, like other states, you would provide an EASY to find link to online training and list everything required for the year.  Keep it simple for everyone to follow.  Other states have easy free online training for the other required CE such as opioid training. 

Small practices are incurring more and more "monthly"  or "annual" fees that are burdening us while insurance reimbursements have not increased at all.  Newer monthly fees are amalgam separator fees, electronic prescription fees, etc.

Great idea.  Keep it simple.  Keep it free.

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