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From Policy to Practice: ADS's Guide to the CDC Guidelines (2025 Edition)

From Policy to Practice: ADS's Guide to the CDC Guidelines (2025 Edition)This practical workbook bridges the gap between the comprehensive CDC infection control guidelines and real-world dental practice. While the CDC outlines what dental health care personnel (DHCP) should do, this workbook shows you exactly how to do it. Step-by-step instructions, detailed charts, checklists, and helpful images make it easy to implement CDC recommendations in your own dental setting. You’ll find answers to common questions, clear guidance for safe clinical decisions, and useful tools to streamline infection prevention protocols.

Each chapter is designed for hands-on use, providing practical tips and visual aids for every aspect of dental infection control. From instrument processing to clinical routines, this workbook takes you beyond theory and into confident, compliant practice.

Preview the first chapter here.

The 2025 Edition features the updated ADS branding (formerly OSAP), revised references, and minor content updates and corrections. For your convenience, the workbook is now available in two formats:

  • Print: Receive a professionally bound, traditional copy shipped directly to your address anywhere in the United States or Canada. With the print version, you can easily make notes, highlight important sections, and keep your workbook on hand for quick reference. Except for Canada, print copies are not available for international shipping.
  • Digital-Only (online PDF): Access your workbook exclusively online, with a clickable table of contents, hyperlinked references, and fully searchable text. This version is not available for download, saving, or printing, and no PDF or printed copies are provided. Access until June 30, 2028.
 

2025 Edition

Eligible for CE until Jun 2028

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Eligible for CE until Aug 2025
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Learning Objectives

  1. Apply CDC dental infection prevention and control guidelines in site-specific dental healthcare setting
  2. Describe prevention activities related to specific dental infection prevention and control recommendations
  3. Describe how microorganisms may be spread in a dental healthcare setting.

Assessment

Once you finish the workbook, you can take an online assessment to earn 10 hours of CE credit (see instructions on the inside cover).

To pass, you need a score of 70% or higher. You'll see your results right away, and your score and proof of completion will be emailed to you.

Note: You can only earn CE credit for this assessment once. It can’t be repeated in future years for more credit.

Successful completion of the workbook and assessment counts toward the education requirements for two certifications:

 

Course Details

Educational Method: Self-paced, Self-Instruction
Course Type: Print publication
CE Credits: 10
Estimated time to review workbook: 10 hours
Post-course assessment: 100 questions
Compatibility:  Workbook (hard-copy), Assessment (Desktop, laptop, and tablet)
ISBN: 978-0-9752519-6-6

Course Credentials

Original Release Date: June 2004
Review Date:  June 2025
Expiration Date: June 2028

 

Disclaimer

The CDC routinely reviews and updates guidance and will issue interim guidance in the case of emerging infectious diseases. Therefore, it is essential to check for the most up-to-date information by visiting the CDC Division of Oral Health website at https://www.cdc.gov/dental-infection-control/hcp/index.html. 

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Disclosure

All participating authors are expected to disclose to the audience any significant financial interest or other relationship with:
  • the manufacturer of any commercial products and/or provider of commercial services discussed in an educational activity and
  • any commercial supporters of the activity.

2025 Content Review Team

Eve Cuny, MS, CDIPC
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Kandis Garland, RDH, MS, DHSc, CDIPC 
College of Eastern Idaho
Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Shannon E. Mills, DDS
Shannon E Mills DDS, Oral Healthcare Consulting
Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Joyce A. Moore BSDH, RDH, CRCST, CDIPC, DISIPC
Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Ashley Quackenbush, MPH, CHES
Association for Dental Safety (ADS)
Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose

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