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Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (#DICAM24)

DICAM 2024 - Embracing a Culture of Safety: Empowering Patients and the Dental Team

Overview | Weekly Topics | Social Media Toolkit | Infection Prevention & Safety Resources | Additional Resources

Overview

Join us in September by supporting dental safety throughout Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (DICAM)! Join the conversation by sharing the hashtag: #DICAM24.

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.

Through #DICAM24, we want to give the oral healthcare community informative and engaging materials covering the latest dental infection control guidance and regulations, inspiring the need to Embrace a Culture of Safety and ensure that every dental visit is The Safest Dental Visit™.

Weekly Topics

Each week we will focus on a different topic:

  • Hand Hygiene (September 2 – 6)
  • Dental Unit Waterlines (September 9 –13)
  • Instrument Reprocessing (September 16 –20)
  • Personal Protective Equipment (September 23 – 27)

Social Media Toolkit

Patients are more aware than ever. Use #DICAM24 to showcase your infection control and safety practices and demonstrate your commitment to keeping patients safe. We have created a social media toolkit to make it easy!

Download #DICAM24 Social Media Toolkit
 

Infection Prevention & Safety Resources

Every dental practice needs an Infection Prevention Coordinator (IPC) with overall responsibility for managing and coordinating the Infection Prevention and Control Program. ADS has bundled together FREE resources that describe the responsibilities and how to staff and support this important position. We've also included additional resources, tools, and checklists based on the weekly #DICAM24 topics.

Download #DICAM24 Resources
 

Additional Resources