Needle Recapping:
Are you doing all you can to be safe? (2 CEU)
Elena Francisco, RDHAP, MS
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
(NO dinner)
Online registration closes Monday, Jan 19th at 10:00 P.M.
(Please pre-register for this event, but walk-ins are welcome as space permits)
When:
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
6:30-7:00pm: Registration
7:00-9:00: Course - Elena Francisco
FEES:
$25.00 - RDH ADHA Members, DDS/DMD CDA Members, RDA all categories, Office Staff
$35.00 - RDH Non-members, DDS/DMD Non-members
**DH Students: If you are a RDA and need CEU please register as RDA and pay applicable fee. You may attend for free on walk-in basis as space allows.
Where:
Casa Gardens2760 Sutterville Rd
Sacramento, CA 95820
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Contact
Dorothy Wheatley, RDH, RNSacramento Valley Dental Hygienists' Association
svdha.ceu@gmail.com
Learning objectives – at the end of this experience/course, the participant will be able to:
- Identify different methods for safely recapping contaminated needles.
- Screen the safety aspects of needle recapping devices.
- Determine the safest method for recapping contaminated needles in clinical practice.
- Determine recapping devise options for further evaluation in a clinical setting.
**Please download the information below prior to attending the course.
Elena Francisco, RDHAP, MS
Elly is a graduate of Loma Linda University and has practiced dental hygiene in the San Joaquin County for over 38 years, teaching dental hygiene with the University of the Pacific for 9 years during that time. She received her master’s degree in dental hygiene from Idaho State University in 2012. She also taught at Carrington College Sacramento for 2 years, where she was the dental hygiene program safety officer. She continues to research and author journal articles, as well as mentor other aspiring dental hygienists. She is a member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association.
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