DLT 108 - Laboratory Management

1. Develop a business plan for the establishment of a dental laboratory to include hazard communication, infection control, inventory control, and financial plans.

1. Demonstrate proper infection control procedures for the dental laboratory.
2. Identify blood borne pathogens.
3. Perform “Universal Precautions”.
4. Discuss infection control guidelines and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
5. Describe blood borne pathogen exposure and post exposure plan.
6. Discuss legal and ethical aspects of the dental laboratory industry.
7. Identify and outline historical events and development leading up to the modern dental laboratory industry.
8. Describe the process of becoming a Certified Dental Technician (CDT).
9. Describe the requirements for a Certified Dental Laboratory (CDL).
10. Create a manufacturers safety data sheet (MSDS) folder.
11. Interpret product warning labels and create secondary product container labels for laboratory chemicals.
12. Demonstrate the proper application of personal protective equipment (PPE’s).
13. Demonstrate the safe and proper use and disposal of sharps and other hazardous materials.
14. Describe the steps involved in establishing a dental laboratory.

1. Blood Borne Pathogens
2. Infection Control Guidelines/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations for Dental Laboratories
   1. Employee’s right to know
   2. Manufacturers Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
   3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE’s)
   4. Secondary container labeling
   5. Sharp and hazardous material disposal
3. Post Exposure Plan
4. Infection Control Procedures for the Dental Laboratory
   1. “Universal precautions”
   2. Disinfect
      1. Incoming impressions from the dental office
      2. Surfaces throughout the dental laboratory
      3. Dental appliances and restorations
      4. Work areas
      5. Abrasives and tools
      6. Pumice
      7. Work leaving the laboratory
   3. Avoidance of cross contamination
5. Legal and Ethical Aspects of the Dental Laboratory Industry
   1. Role of the dental laboratory as it relates to dentistry
   2. Requirements of a dental prescription or work authorization
   3. Recording keeping requirements
   4. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and impacts on the dental laboratory
   5. Material selection and American Dental Association (ADA) approved restorative materials
   6. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation
6. History of Dentistry
   1. Ancient
   2. Middle Ages
   3. 18^th Century
   4. Pierre Fauchard – father of modern dentistry
   5. 19^th Century
   6. First industrial type dental laboratory
   7. 20^th Century
7. National Association of Dental Laboratories/National Board for Certification
   1. Becoming a Certified Dental Technician (CDT)
   2. Certification of dental laboratories/Certified Dental Laboratories (CDL)
8. Develop a Dental Laboratory Business Plan
   1. Address laws and regulations governing the establishment of a dental laboratory
   2. Identify suitable locations
   3. Design dental laboratory floor plan
   4. List equipment required to start a dental laboratory
   5. Identify possible funding sources for starting a dental laboratory
   6. Include operational elements to include, hazard communication, safety, infection control and inventory control