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Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (#DICAM25)

DICAM 2025 - Embracing a Culture of Safety: Empowering Patients and the Dental Team

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Overview

Join us in September by supporting dental safety throughout Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (DICAM)! Join the conversation by sharing the hashtag: #DICAM25.

This year, our theme is "Embracing a Culture of Safety: Empowering Patients and the Dental Team."

Our mission at ADS is to be the leading provider of infection prevention and control education, training, and credentialing that supports safe dental visits. There is no better way to do that than by emphasizing and utilizing our community. We can empower each other in Embracing a Culture of Safety.

More information about #DICAM25 will be available soon. Stay tuned for more details!

Weekly Topics

Each week, we will focus on a different topic:

Hand Hygiene (September 1 – 5)
Dental Unit Waterlines (September 8 –12)
Instrument Reprocessing (September 15 –19)
Personal Protective Equipment (September 22 – 26)

DICAM Toolkit

Patients are more aware than ever. Use #DICAM25 to showcase your infection control and safety practices and demonstrate your commitment to keeping patients safe. We're creating a toolkit to make it easy!

#DICAM25 Toolkit Coming Soon

Ask ADS

Do you have any questions about the #DICAM25 weekly topics? Ask ADS! Our cutting-edge, AI-powered assistant is the ultimate knowledge source for ADS and DICAM. Type in your question and receive instant, expert answers in your native language to help you stay on top of best practices!

Ask ADS is free to everyone for a limited time only. Soon it will become a members-only resource. Don't miss out on the chance to test out this powerful tool, and consider joining ADS to maintain your access!