FULL UPDATE on ALL the Recent Changes to Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines and Standards
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
From: 8:30 AM Friday, 28 November, 2025
Registration opens at 8:00 AM
To: 3:00 PM Friday, 28 November, 2025
Learn from Australia’s leading authority on infection prevention and control in dentistry about recent changes in infection control including Standards Australia (Sept 2025), the NSW regulatory changes (Sept 2025), the ADA 5th edition guidelines (May 2024) and related resources (October 2025), the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (June 2025) and the Dental Board of Australia expectations of registered practitioners (February 2024), as well as forthcoming changes. Learn about the use of air removal and steam penetration tests and the amendment to AS 5369 which has been progressing throughout late 2025 and how this impacts your everyday routines for start-of-day steam steriliser tests. Hear the latest information on the science of infection control, including on aerosol management, surface decontamination, ultrasonic cleaning and ways to reduce both costs and environmental impacts from infection control activities. The course will focus on the practical implementation of the latest requirements and what it means for everyday dental practice. Hear about the why and the how and keep up-to-date with what is happening.
TOPICS include:
- DBA expectations of registrants.
- Jurisdiction-specific requirements.
- The conformity framework for harmonized standards.
- Emergence of the Australian CDC and its likely impacts.
- Practice accreditation for private and public sector clinics.
- Local level risk assessments for informing IC protocols.
- Transition pathways and timelines to AS 5369 compliance.
- Air quality issues for dental clinics in the operatory and in the reprocessing area.
- Dealing with common issues in reprocessing.
- Water quality issues for dental chairs and in the reprocessing area.
- The importance of dental suction and ensuring suction performance over time.
- Optimising ultrasonic cleaning.
- Using air removal and steam penetration tests.
- Common areas of poor compliance in dental clinics and how to identify them.
- The central role of IFU and the impact of MDR, MDD and UDI on dental instruments.
- Sustainability considerations and infection control.
TOTAL CPD AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT: 6 HOURS
6 CPD HOURS
This event includes information on the following topics:
The intended audience for this event includes:
Learn from Australia’s leading authority on infection prevention and control in dentistry about recent changes in infection control including Standards Australia (Sept 2025), the NSW regulatory changes (Sept 2025), the ADA 5th edition guidelines (May 2024) and related resources (October 2025), the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (June 2025) and the Dental Board of Australia expectations of registered practitioners (February 2024), as well as forthcoming changes. Learn about the use of air removal and steam penetration tests and the amendment to AS 5369 which has been progressing throughout late 2025 and how this impacts your everyday routines for start-of-day steam steriliser tests. Hear the latest information on the science of infection control, including on aerosol management, surface decontamination, ultrasonic cleaning and ways to reduce both costs and environmental impacts from infection control activities. The course will focus on the practical implementation of the latest requirements and what it means for everyday dental practice. Hear about the why and the how and keep up-to-date with what is happening.
TOPICS include:
- DBA expectations of registrants.
- Jurisdiction-specific requirements.
- The conformity framework for harmonized standards.
- Emergence of the Australian CDC and its likely impacts.
- Practice accreditation for private and public sector clinics.
- Local level risk assessments for informing IC protocols.
- Transition pathways and timelines to AS 5369 compliance.
- Air quality issues for dental clinics in the operatory and in the reprocessing area.
- Dealing with common issues in reprocessing.
- Water quality issues for dental chairs and in the reprocessing area.
- The importance of dental suction and ensuring suction performance over time.
- Optimising ultrasonic cleaning.
- Using air removal and steam penetration tests.
- Common areas of poor compliance in dental clinics and how to identify them.
- The central role of IFU and the impact of MDR, MDD and UDI on dental instruments.
- Sustainability considerations and infection control.
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Prof Laurence J Walsh AO
BDSc (Hons) (Qld), DDSc (Qld), PhD (Qld), GCEd, FDTFEd, FFOP (RCPA), FICD, FADI, FPFA, FIADFE, FRACDS, FANZASND
Laurence Walsh is an internationally recognised expert in infection control and oral microbiology, who has contributed to the development of infection control standards and guidelines for over 25 y...
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